Colabello faces 80-game ban

The Toronto first baseman is suspended for testing positive for an anabolic steroid.

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello was suspended Friday for 80 games without pay after testing positive for the same anabolic steroid that caused Philadelphia pitcher Daniel Stumpf to be disciplined last week.

The commissioner’s office said Colabello, 32, tested positive for de hydro ch lo rm ethyl testosterone, which is sold under the name Turinabol.

Last season, Colabello hit .321 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs while playing in a career-high 101 games.

Toronto filled Colabello’s roster spot by selecting the contract of left-handed reliever Chad Girodo from triple-A Buffalo. Right-hander Drew Hutchison is expected to be recalled to make a spot start on Sunday.

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The Tampa Bay Rays are set to call up top pitching prospect Blake Snell to make his major league debut at Yankee Stadium. The Rays plan to promote Snell to start Saturday afternoon against New York. Snell zoomed through three levels of the minors last season, reaching triple-A and combining to go 15-4 with a 1.41 earned-run average. Rays Manager Kevin Cash said it is expected the 23-year-old left-hander will make a spot start and then go back to the minors . ... The Oakland Athletics placed infielder Danny Valencia on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, retroactive to Thursday, and recalled infielder Tyler Ladendorf from triple-A Nashville . ... Texas Rangers reliever Keone Kela has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow to remove a bone spur and will be sidelined about three months.