A week after having been released by the Red Sox, OF Marlon Byrd is handed a 50-game suspension for testing positive for tamoxifen, a banned substance usually taken to attenuate some of the side effects of steroids. Byrd is a former client of Victor Conte, infamous for his role in the BALCO case.
On June 25, 2012 A week after having been released by the Red Sox, OF Marlon Byrd is handed a 50-game suspension for testing positive for tamoxifen, a banned substance usually taken to attenuate some of the side effects of steroids. Byrd is a former client of Victor Conte, infamous for his role in the BALCO case.
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