ICYMI: Milford's Chris Colabello Suspended 80 Games for Steroid Use

By Mike Carraggi (Patch staff)

MILFORD, MA - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Chris Colabello has been suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced Friday.

Colabello, who graduated from Milford High and went to Assumption College, tested positive for an anabolic steroid called dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.

The 32-year-old said in a statement released by the players' union that he was surprised by the test results.

“On March 13, I got one of the scariest and most definitely the least-expected phone calls of my entire life. I was informed by the players’ association that a banned substance was found in my urine. I have spent every waking moment since that day trying to find an answer as to why or how?

“I would never compromise the integrity of the game of baseball. I am saddened more for the impact this will have on my teammates, the organization and the fans of the Toronto Blue Jays. I hope that before anyone passes judgment on me they can take a look at the man that I am, and everything that I have done to get to where I am in my career.

”Colabello has had a slow start to the season, but had a terrific 2015 with Toronto.

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