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Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been suspended 80 games without payfor violating Major League Baseball's policy on performance Kole Calhoun Jersey -enhancing drugs.MLB announced thesuspension early Friday after the Marlins completed a four-game sweep ofthe Dodgers in Los Angeles. The commi sioner's office said in a pre s release Gordon tested positive for "exogenous testosterone and Clostebol."The earliest he can return is July 29when the Marlins play host to the Cardinals. He also will Dylan Bundy Jersey not be eligible to play in the postseason.FAGAN: The suspension, which will begin immediately,is a huge blow to the Marlins.Gordon, 28, led the National League with a .333 batting average and the major leagues with 58 stolen bases last season. He is batting.266with six stolen bases and five RBIs in 21games this season. He went 1 for 4 with an RBI on Thursday.Gordon did notcomment immediately afterthe suspension was announced. Marlins president David Samson voiced support for Gordon , but he also said he did not "like or condone what (Gordon) did" and called the ban "a huge, huge disappointment."Marlins manager Don Mattingly said he was "definitely shocked and surprised" Huston Street Jersey and that he, too, would supportGordon.The 5-11, 170-pound Gordon relies on his speed rather than his power. He has just eight career home runs over six major league seasons.MORE: Gordon is making $3 million this season, per Baseball Prospectus. He isin the first year of a five-year, $50 million contract extension signed last January.Derek Dietrich andMiguel Rojas are among the internal candidates to replace Gordon at second base. Zack Cozart Jersey Outfielders Christian YelichandIchiro Suzuki are among the candidates to replace Gordon as Miami's leadoff hitter.Mattingly said all his team can do now is focus on what's ahead."If you want to go somewhere, you Ian Kinsler Jersey don't just, anytime there's a roadblock or an obstacle, you can't just stop and turn around," he told reporters (). "You've got to go over it, you've got to go around it, and find a way to get to where you want to go, and that's what we're going Brian Goodwin Jersey to have to do as a club. We're going to have to digest this,and it's a tough thing to digest, but then we're going to have to wake up and move forward. That's the way it is."Correction: The article listed the wrong date forGordon's earliest return. Heis eligible to return July 29.Ominsport's Ron Clements contributed to this report.