According to multiple insiders, including Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, Baseball Toronto’s Keegan Matheson, and MLB Pipeline, Blue Jays outfield prospect Griffin Conine has been suspended for 50 games for “violating the minor-league drug prevention & treatment program”. According to Nicholson-Smith, he “tested positive for Ritalinic Acid”, a stimulant.
The MiLB transactions page for the Northwest League notes that the Canadians have placed him on the restricted list, while Conine’s MiLB player page alludes to the same thing. An official MLB release confirmed the suspension.
Conine, 21, was drafted in the second round of this year’s MLB Amateur Draft and slashed a solid .