NEW YORK -- Toronto pitcher Thomas Pannone has been suspended for 80 games under Major League Baseball's drug program following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.
The 23-year-old left-hander tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT), the commissioner's office said Friday. DHCMT also is known as Turinabol, a drug used by East German athletes in the 1960s. Chris Colabello, then with the Blue Jays, tested positive for the same substance in 2016.
Pannone is on Toronto's 40-man roster but has not made his major league debut. He was 9-3 2.36 ERA in 25 starts for three teams at Class A and Double-A last year, and he was expected to start this season at Triple-A.