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Free-agent outfielder L.J. Hoes has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for violating the league's drug policy.
Per Dan Connolly of BaltimoreBaseball.com, MLB announced Hoes' punishment was for a second positive test for a "drug of abuse."
Because Hoes hasn't signed with an MLB team yet, his 50-game suspension won't begin until he is on a roster.
Hoes, who will turn 27 on March 5, hasn't appeared in an MLB game since July 23, 2015, with the Houston Astros.