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Blue Jays ready to move on from Colabello suspension

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons says the team is ready to move on from Chris Colabello's suspension for doping.

Toronto 1st baseman serving 80-game ban for PED use

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Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Colabello, pictured during spring training, last week was suspended 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance and, according to manager John Gibbons, the team is in the process of moving on. (Chris O'Meara/The Associated Press)

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons says the team is ready to move on from Chris Colabello's suspension for doping.

The Jays first baseman received an 80-game ban last week after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.

It capped a nightmare start to the season for Colabello, who rose from minor-league anonymity last season to claim a spot with the high-flying Blue Jays. He was batting just .069 prior to his suspension.

Gibbons says teammates still sympathize with Colabello, though the club signalled its willingness to move on by promoting infielder Matt Dominguez from triple-A Buffalo.

He was scheduled to make his Jays debut Tuesday against the visiting Chicago White Sox.

Gibbons says players "come and go" in baseball.

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