Jurrjens agreed to a deal with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on Thursday, Rich Dubroff of PressBoxonline.com reports.
Jurrjens has appeared in 130 major-league games over the course of a 15-year professional career but was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone last June. Having not played in the big leagues since 2014, the right-hander will look for a new opportunity in the Atlantic League as this likely closes the door on his time in the majors.
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Dodgers' Jair Jurrjens: Suspended 80 games
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Jurrjens received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for exogenous testosterone, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports.
Jurrjens inked a minor-league contract with the Dodgers in late March, but he didn't seem very close to a call-up to the big leagues after posting a 4.64 ERA and 1.50 WHIP with Triple-A Oklahoma City this season. He'll be sidelined nearly for the remainder of the season, after which it's hard to see him garnering much interest from anyone on the free agent market next offseason.
