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    Reds prospect Hunter Oliver suspended

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    Minor League Baseball announced a set of suspensions for failed drug tests on Friday evening. Among the group was Hunter Oliver, a prospect for the Cincinnati Reds. He will have to serve a 50-game suspension beginning in 2018. He tested positive for amphetamine. Oliver was the 4th player from the Reds organization who was suspended in the 2018 year for failing a drug test. Jake Ehret and Joel Bender both failed tests before the end of spring training. Montrell Marshall failed on during the season. Marshall has since retired.

    Hunter Oliver spent his entire season with the Greeneville Reds in 2018. He was selected out of Cleveland State in Tennessee in the 21st round of this past years draft. The then 20-year-old hit .256/.307/.440 with five doubles and six home runs during the season. The catcher threw out 10 of the 60 attempted base runners in 33 games played behind the plate.

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    Doug Gray is the owner and operator of this website and has been running it since 2006 in one variation or another.

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      1. I heard it was some over the counter pill, and a GNC protein drink, not really drugs at all. Watch for him late May. He never disappoints in the game.

    3. Amphetamine most likely means Adderall or something similar. A drug prescribed by doctors regularly gets a person suspended. Dumb.

      2. As a child of he 60’s and early 70’s I can tell you they were not a prescription medication. They were used to counteract fatigue and to create an energy boost. Greenies as they were called were plentiful in most college dorms as well as most baseball locker rooms. I could see how it would be tempting in the transition to the minor league lack of sleep schedule. Hopefully Hunter was just using prescription medication and he is ready to go in late May.

        1. Hunter failed for an over the counter diet pill and a GNC protein drink. But that doesn’t make for good news now does it?

        2. Everyone jumps to wrong conclusions. Certain over the counter pills, energy drinks, protein drinks, etc causes a lot of players to fail drug tests. A lot of people assume the worst when they see a word like amphetamine. What a way to ruin players names and reputations. How about some real news reporting.

      3. It can also be over the counter diet pills, energy drinks, and certain protein drinks. Not just something like adderall? A little extra reading or research goes a long way….so what’s DUMB?

    4. Got to see Oliver a lot in Greenville. Great on offense and defense. Never a let down. A little more research and asking the family, it was confirmed that it was some over the counter pill and some protein drink GNC carries. Hate the way these young athletes get their reputations ruined after working hard. All because these drug tests aren’t meant to look past someone using “REAL” drugs vs. GNC products. Can’t wait to see Hunter late May

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