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Collier, Rodriguez suspended for drug violations

Tigers righty gets 100-game ban; Nationals righty out for 50 games
May 16, 2017

Three Minor League pitchers received suspensions of varying lengths Tuesday for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.Tigers right-hander Tommy Collier was suspended for 100 games for his third positive test of a drug of abuse while free-agent hurler Montreal Robertson will sit for 50 games for

Gonzalez, Collier among six suspended

Cornish, Nelson, Spoon, Simmons all banned 50 games by MLB
January 13, 2017

NEW YORK -- Reds right-hander Carlos Gonzalez and Tigers All-Star starter Tommy Collier were among six players suspended on Friday for using banned substances.The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball said Gonzalez, Collier, Mets right-hander Gary Cornish, Astros right-hander Makay Nelson, Red Sox outfielder Tyler Spoon and free agent infielder