8/20 13:43: According to Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com, Paulino will be ineligible to play for the remainder of the season. Paulino said the specific drug that he tested positive for stemmed from the use of a dietary supplement. He will not challenge the suspension.

“To control my weight this season, I used a dietary pill,” Paulino said in a statement released by the Marlins. “Regretfully, I recently learned that the dietary pill contained a substance banned under Major League Baseball’s drug policy. I am ashamed and saddened for disappointing and distracting my family, my teammates, the entire Florida Marlins organization and baseball fans. My heartfelt and most sincere apology.
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8/20 12:05: According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Florida Marlins’ catcher Ronny Paulino has been suspended 50 games for performance enhancing substances.

Paulino, 29, has been hitting .259/.311/.354 with 4 home runs and 37 RBIs in 91 games for the Marlins.