Update #2 (6:53 PM EDT): Ravin released a statement through the players’ union. Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times provides it:
Ravin statement: "During ST came down with severe case of intestinal flu, strep throat, was put on antibiotics and lost 20 lbs in 7 days ...
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 2, 2016
More Ravin: "To speed up recovery, I took supplements I thought would help. Unfortunately, I was not as careful as I should have been ...
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 2, 2016
Last Ravin: "And one of the supplements contained a banned substance ... that showed up in a drug test during spring training."
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 2, 2016
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Update (6:35 PM EDT): MLB made the announcement.
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin will be suspended 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance. When it is made official by Major League Baseball, Ravin will be the sixth major league player to earn a suspension after testing positive, joining Dee Gordon, Chris Colabello, Abraham Almonte, Daniel Stumpf, and Jenrry Mejia.
Ravin, 28, hasn’t pitched this year as he broke his arm in a car accident during spring training, but was expected to return before the end of May. He debuted in the majors last season, making nine relief appearances for the Dodgers. He yielded seven runs on 13 hits and four walks with 12 strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings. Ravin made 22 appearances for Triple-A Oklahoma City as well.
Ravin will be eligible to return in early August.