Pirates Feeling Marte’s Absence During 80-Game Suspension

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates have returned home for a much-anticipated series with the New York Yankees this weekend, but it’s also the first home game since the MLB handed down Starling Marte’s suspension.
League officials said earlier this week that Marte tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He was then suspended for 80 games.
Sincen then, Marte has returned to be with his family in the Dominican Republic. He isn’t eligible to come back to the Pirates and