Articles tagged: Starling Marte

Pirates bench standout player due to lack of effort

The Pittsburgh Pirates have benched one of their key players for Monday’s game for an apparent lack of effort. According to Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, outfielder Starling Marte…

Pirates cancel Starling Marte jersey giveaway after PED suspension

The bombshell on Wednesday that All-Star outfielder Starling Marte had been suspended 80 games after testing positive for PEDs sent his Pittsburgh Pirates scrambling to alter their giveaway schedule. The…

Starling Marte suspended 80 games after testing positive for steroids

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday that outfielder Starling Marte has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB’s joint drug agreement. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, Marte tested…