NEW YORK -- A minor league second baseman in the Atlanta Braves system has been suspended 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
The commissioner's office said Friday that Mikey Reynolds of Class A Rome tested positive for the stimulant methylphenidate.
 
Braves minor leaguer Mikey Reynolds gets 50-game ban for testing positive for PEDs
 
The 23-year-old Reynolds was a fifth-round draft pick out of Texas A&M last year. He was batting .188 in 18 games this season.
There have been 30 players suspended this year under the minor league drug program.
 

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