Pirates’ Marte suspended for using steroids

ST. LOUIS — The locker between outfielders Andrew McCutchen and Gregory Polanco in the visiting clubhouse at Busch Stadium was unoccupied. The belongings remained — gray road uniform, baseball cap and two Rawlings mitts with Gold Glove patches — but the player, Pirates All-Star center fielder Starling Marte, was gone by about 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Marte, 28, has begun his 80game unpaid suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Agreement by

All-Star outfielder Starling Marte does not get paid during his suspension.