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Jorge Piedra

Jorge Piedra

American baseball player (born 1979)

Jorge Moises Piedra (born April 17, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

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On April 11, 2005, Piedra became the second baseball player after Alex Sanchez to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball's new drug policy.[1] He was suspended for 10 days without pay as MLB's policy dictated for a first offense until November 2005. First offenses since that time now result in 80-game suspensions.

He signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on June 12, 2007.

On January 4, 2008, Piedra signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins with an invitation to spring training. He was released on March 9, 2008.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Players suspended under baseball's steroids policy". espn.com. 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.


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