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NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Florida Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino was suspended for 50 games Friday for violating Major League Baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy.
In response, the National League club put him on the restricted list.
The 29-year-old Paulino, who is hitting .259 with four homers and 37 RB in 91 games this season, blamed diet pills he took to control his weight for his testing positive for banned substances.
"Regretfully, I recently learned that the dietary pill contained a substance banned under MLB's drug policy," he said. "I am ashamed and saddened for disappointing and distracting my family, my teammates, the entire Florida Marlins' organization, and baseball fans. I accept full responsibility and all consequences for this mistake and therefore, choose not to challenge my suspension."
The club called up catcher Brad Davis from Class AAA New Orleans to take Paulino's roster spot.
Davis, 27, has two hits in nine at-bats over three games with Florida this season. He was batting .287 with nine long balls and 34 RBI at New Orleans.
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