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Indians' Marlon Byrd facing 162-game suspension after failed PED test

Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd is facing a 162-game suspension, as first reported by Cleveland Scene.

Source: Tribe's Marlon Byrd tested positive for PEDs, again. Previously suspended 50 games after testing positive in 2012. Announcement soon

— Vince Grzegorek (@vincethepolack) June 1, 2016

Source: #Indians’ Byrd suspended 162 games. Did not appeal.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 1, 2016

The suspension hasn’t been announced by Major League Baseball, but it’s expected to be Wednesday. The suspension is a result of him testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, which is his second offense.