Castillo banned 80 games for EPO test
NEW YORK, May 24, (AP): Chicago White Sox catcher Welington Castillo was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.
The commissioner’s office cited use of EPO. Erythropoietin is a hormone that stimulates the red blood cell pro- duction and often has turned up in test results for cyclists. He is the eighth player suspended this year under the major league drug-testing program.
Castillo is in his ninth major league season. The 31-year-old Dominican is batting .267 with six homers and 15 RBIs this year on a team that is 15-31.
Barring rainouts, he would be eli- gible to return Aug, 24 at Detroit. He would lose more than $3.5 million of his $7.25 million salary, which covers the period of 80 games plus the 11 off-days during that span.
He is due $7.25 million next season, and the White Sox have an $8 million option for 2020 with a $500,000 buyout.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster had his two felony domestic violence charges against him dismissed by a judge.
Santa Clara (Calif) County Judge Nona L. Klippen made the decision, citing insufficient evidence to believe the domestic violence charges rose to the level of probable cause after listening to the testimony of Foster’s exgirlfriend, Elissa Ennis. Ennis testified last Thursday that she initially lied to police about Foster hitting her on Feb 11 and did so in an attempt to ruin Foster’s career and “end him.”
Former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito is being held for mental evaluation in South Florida after an altercation at a Boca Raton gym, according to local police.
The alleged altercation, in which Incognito was said to have thrown a tennis ball and then a dumb bell at a fellow gym patron, was first reported by TMZ. Incognito was also said to be ranting about the government and yelled at the man to “get off my (expletive) playground.”
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told reporters that quarterback Tom Brady has told him he will
Nick Foles could make up to $14 million in incentives in his reworked deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.
Most of that money, however, are dependent on quarterback Carson Wentz being sidelined either to start the season or during it.
The restructured deal, which includes a mutual option, had been characterized as a raise for the Super Bowl MVP, but without incentives is actually $1 million less than he was slated to make in 2018. According to the reported details, Foles received a $2 million signing bonus and has a base salary of $4 million.
In this file photo taken on Oct 6, 2016 (left to right), Eli Harold #58, Colin Kaepernick #7, and Eric Reid #35 of the San Francisco 49ers kneel in protest during the national anthem prior to their NFL game against the Arizona
Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (AFP)