Chris O’Dowd. (MILB)
Chris O’Dowd, a Double-A catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization and the son of former Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd, was tagged with an 80-game suspension without pay Wednesday after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball said.
O’Dowd tested positive for “testosterone metabolites of exogenous origin,” the commissioner’s office said. He violated Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program rules.
A catcher with the Mississippi Braves, O’Dowd’s suspension starts immediately.
He was a 23rd-round pick of the San Diego Padres in 2012 out of Darthmouth. After the Padres released him, O’Dowd signed a minor-league deal with the Rockies in March of 2013 before eventually landing with the Braves.
O’Dowd was hitting .304 in 26 games in the Southern League this season.
Dan O’Dowd, now a commentator with MLB TV, ended a 15-year tenure as Rockies general manager after the 2014 season.
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