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Catcher Taylor Teagarden prepares to enter an intra-squad game during Texas Rangers Spring Training at their training site in Surprise, AZ, on February 25, 2011. (Michael Ainsworth/The Dallas Morning News)
Taylor Teagarden, a former catcher for the Texas Rangers and Texas Longhorns, has been suspended 80 games for a violation of Major League Baseball's drug policy, the league announced Friday.
Teagarden, 32, who went to Carrollton Creekview, was with the Rangers from 2008-11, spent last season with the Chicago Cubs and made just eight appearances.
In December, Al-Jazeera came out with a report that alleged links between Teagarden and performance-enhancing drugs.