Pirates’ Marte banned 80 games

All-Star outfielder Starling Marte of the Pittsburgh Pirates was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

The league said Tuesday that Marte tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone. He will be eligible to return in mid-July.

Marte, 28, is hitting .241 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

Under the league’s drug agreement, Marte is ineligible for the 2017 postseason if the Pirates were able to advance. Marte said in a statement that “neglect and lack of knowledge led to this mistake.”

Buchholz has surgery

Right-hander Clay Buchholz of the Philadelphia Phillies had surgery for a torn flexor tendon in his right forearm and might be out for the rest of the season.

The two-time All-Star last pitched a week ago in Philadelphia, giving up six runs and eight hits in 21⁄3 innings against the New York Mets before the injury forced him to exit the game.

Buchholz, 32, spent his first 10 seasons with the Boston Red Sox before being traded to Philadelphia in December.

Happ is put on DL

Left-hander J.A. Happ was put on the 10-day disabled list by the Toronto Blue Jays because of a sore elbow.

Happ, who won 20 games for the first time last year, left Sunday’s start against Baltimore in the fifth inning. He is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA.

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San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, 62, had a procedure Monday to correct heart rhythm problems and won’t be with the team for a two-game series in Kansas City. He is expected to rejoin the team in Colorado on Friday . ... MLB and umpires are expected to discuss a plan for crew chiefs to wear a microphone and explain replay rulings, people familiar with the talks said on condition of anonymity because an agreement has not been reached.