{"id":11936,"date":"2018-03-11T21:29:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T01:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=11936"},"modified":"2018-03-12T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T18:26:06","slug":"jorge-bonifacio-suspened-80-games-for-ped-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2018\/03\/11\/jorge-bonifacio-suspened-80-games-for-ped-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Bonifacio Suspened 80 Games For PED Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/kansas-city-royals\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/yostne01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ned Yost<\/a><\/strong>, his Opening Day lineup just got a little more interesting as it was announced today that Royals outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bonifjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jorge Bonifacio<\/strong><\/a> has been suspended 80 games in accordance with MLB policies on performance-enhancing substances. Bonifacio had tested positive for Boldenone and was projected by multiple outlets to be the starting right fielder for Kansas City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MLB announces <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Royals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Royals<\/a> outfielder Jorge Bonifacio 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Boldenone. Suspension will commence at the start of the 2018 regular season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joelsherman1\/status\/972613855825215488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Jorge Bonifacio Suspended 80 Games For PED Use<\/h1>\n<h3>Bonifacio&#8217;s Career Profile<\/h3>\n<p>Making his MLB debut last season, Bonifacio was signed as an international free on December 9th, 2009. He would spend quite a few years in the Rookie League, in a time spanning from 2010-2013. During that 2013 year, Bonifacio would be promoted to the Double-A team for the Royals, and be promoted yet again to the Triple-A. After being in Triple-A for 2016, and a little bit of time in 2017, Bonifacio would be called up to the Royals. In 113 games with the team, Bonifacio hit a solid .255 batting average with 17 home runs and 40 RBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact Of Suspension<\/h3>\n<p>This makes things a lot more interesting for the Royals in terms of their outfield. After losing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cainlo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lorenzo Cain<\/strong><\/a>, who earlier this offseason signed with the <a href=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/mlb-teams\/milwaukee-brewers\/\" target=\"_self\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, there is an open spot in the Royals outfield. With Bonifacio suspended, that opens the competition up to new signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jayjo02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jon Jay<\/strong><\/a>, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/orlanpa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Paulo Orlando<\/strong><\/a> who could compete for that spot. Both have some experience playing in right field, which means it is anyone&#8217;s guess who will ultimately win the job. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solerjo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jorge Soler<\/strong><\/a> potentially making the move to left field, this competition could get very interesting. For now, Bonifacio will have to sit out and watch as someone potentially takes over his job.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11942\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11942\" src=\"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-696x483.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/03\/850323764-605x420.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TORONTO, ON &#8211; SEPTEMBER 20: Jorge Bonifacio #38 of the Kansas City Royals hits a double in the second inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on September 20, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski\/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jorge Bonifacio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost, his Opening Day lineup just got a little more interesting as it was announced today that Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio has been suspended 80 games in accordance with MLB policies on performance-enhancing substances. 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