Jorge Piedra

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Jorge Piedra
position=Outfielder
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|4|17
birthplace=Sun Valley, California
debutdate=August 7
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Colorado Rockies
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.283
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=12
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=36
teams=
*Colorado Rockies (by|2004-by|2006)

Jorge Moises Piedra (born April 17, 1979 in Sun Valley, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.

On April 11, by|2005, Piedra became the second baseball player after Alex Sanchez to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball's new drug policy. [cite web | title = Players suspended under baseball's steroids policy | publisher = espn.com | date = 2006-06-07 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2474192 | accessdate = 2007-07-20] He was suspended for 10 days without pay as MLB's policy dictated for a first offense until November 2005. First offenses since that time now result in 50-game suspensions.

He signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on June 12, by|2007.

On January 4, by|2008, Piedra signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins with an invitation to spring training. He was released on March 9, 2008.

References

ee also

*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

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