Blue Jays 1B Colabello reinstated from restricted list
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TORONTO (AP) Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello has been reinstated from the restricted list after serving an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.
Colabello was suspended April 22 after the commissioner's office said he tested positive for a drug that's sold under the name Turinabol. He lost $227,891 of his $521,126 major league salary while suspended.
Colabello was designated off the 25-man Toronto roster Saturday, but was kept on the 40-man roster. He's expected to be assigned to Triple-A Buffalo, where he has played the past five games, batting .158 with one homer and three RBIs.
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He spent two seasons with the Minnesota before the Blue Jays claimed him on waivers in December 2014.
The 32-year-old Colabello spent eight seasons in the minor leagues, seven of them in independent baseball, before reaching the big leagues with the Twins in 2013.