{"id":29543,"date":"2020-03-07T11:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T16:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=29543"},"modified":"2020-03-07T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T16:19:11","slug":"domingo-leyba-arizona-diamondbacks-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/03\/07\/domingo-leyba-arizona-diamondbacks-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Domingo Leyba of Arizona Diamondbacks Suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Domingo Leyba Suspended<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> and MLB announced that infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leybado01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domingo Leyba<\/a> has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.<\/p>\n<p>The substance is knows as boldenone and it is a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid. Veterinarians use it mostly on horses.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top Prospect<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Leyba is one of the Diamondbacks top prospects. He has played second, short, and third. The 24-year-old has shown excellent hands with good range and a solid, accurate arm. Leyba had four hits in 16 at-bats with a home run in Spring Training. He was competing for a spot as utility infielder.<\/p>\n<p>Leyba spent most of the 2019 season with Triple-A Reno. He appeared in 112 games, batting .300 with 137 hits, 37 doubles, 19 home runs, and 77 RBI.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>MLB Debut in 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Diamondbacks called Leyba up on three different occasions, and he made his MLB debut on June 22, 2019 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/SFG\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>. He picked up his first hit on the same day, a pinch-hit single off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/melanma01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Melancon<\/a>. For the Diamondbacks he hit .280 with seven hits, including two doubles and a triple.<\/p>\n<p>Leyba will not receive a salary. His suspension will create an opening on the 40-man roster. The team has not determined if he will remain in camp in the interim.<\/p>\n<p>Domingo Leyba is now the fifth player suspended this year under the MLB program. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/HOU\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Astros<\/a> pitcher\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martefr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Francis Martes,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/PIT\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> utility player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reyespa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pablo Reyes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/COL\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=lawren000jus\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Lawrence<\/a>, and free agent pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alcanvi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Alcantara<\/a> are the others.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"55l9UqzXQy1kmUizqk_zYA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1155823945\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'55l9UqzXQy1kmUizqk_zYA',sig:'rRx96I7F0q0ZDmG7OFonaqkkN4n6qe9QoUGhIxKWp6Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1155823945',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domingo Leyba Suspended The Arizona Diamondbacks and MLB announced that infielder Domingo Leyba has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The substance is knows as boldenone and it is a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid. Veterinarians use it mostly on horses. 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