Twins' Santana hit with 80-game drug ban

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Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana was slapped with an 80-game ban on Friday, becoming the second Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic to be suspended for performance-enhancing drugs in as many days. Santana, who just signed a four year, $54 million contract with the Twins in the offseason, tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol, the league said. On Thursday, Atlanta Braves pitcher Arodys Vizcaino, who is also from the Dominican, received an 80-game suspension for using Stanozolol. Santana was slated to be the Twins' number two starter this season while Vizcaino was labelled as one of baseball's top-100 prospects in 2013.

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