Dee Gordon apologizes to Marlins fans: 'I thought I would never fail a drug test'
Dee Gordon played a total of 21 games for the Miami Marlins this season before getting hit with an 80-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. The ban was a shocker given Gordon’s small stature and lack of power, and it was one that seriously hurt the Marlins, who entered Thursday just four games back of the first-place Nationals in the NL East.
On Thursday night, he returned from the ban and went 0 for 4. The speedy second baseman will return to his usual role as a base-stealer and a guy who hits for average, which the Marlins could use in front of Giancarlo Stanton.
Prior to Thursday’s game, Gordon issued an apology to his fans.
BREAKING NEWS: Dee Gordon (@FlashGJr) sends apology to fans before returning to the @Marlins tonight.https://t.co/E5b5a7qMkb
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) July 28, 2016
Gordon went on discuss how he’ll turn this mistake into a positive and that he will use this slip-up to teach his son how to hold himself accountable.
Prior to being suspended, Gordon was hitting .266 with six stolen bases after leding the NL with a .333 average, 205 hits and 58 steals in 2015.
