NEW YORK (AP) — Arizona minor league pitcher Listher Sosa was suspended for 80 games Thursday under baseball's minor league drug program following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Methandienone.
A 23-year-old right-hander, Sosa signed for a $150,000 bonus in 2018. He was 4-3 with a 3.39 ERA last year in 40 relief appearances and one start for Class A Visalia, High A Hillsboro and Double-A Amarillo.
Three players have been suspended this year under the minor league program and the program for minor leaguers assigned outside of the United States and Canada.
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FILE - This is a 2025 photo of pitcher Listher Sosa of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Thomas Harley scored his second goal of the game nine seconds into overtime, giving the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
Defenseman Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who are 9-0-1 in their last 10 home games. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to record his seventh consecutive home win and 32nd overall, third in the NHL. Harley's second score was the fifth regular-season overtime goal of his career.
Travis Konecny and Ryan Poehling scored for the Flyers, who are 0-3-1 in their last four games and 1-8-1 in their last 10.
Poehling, a boyhood friend of Oettinger in Lakeville, Minnesota, won the opening faceoff in OT. The puck came back to Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson, who entered in the second period with a 2-0 deficit and played 40 minutes of shutout hockey stopping 15 shots. Ersson’s clearing attempt to Travis Sanheim just to the right of the net was intercepted by Jason Robertson, who fed Harley for the fastest overtime goal in franchise history.
Flyers: Konecny ended an 11-game goal drought. Calder Trophy candidate Matvei Michkov had an assist, his first point in seven games. Ivan Fedotov was pulled after making one first-period save and allowing goals on Dallas’ first two shots on goal.
Stars: Harley has eight goals and 20 points in 18 games since top defenseman Miro Heiskanen was sidelined with a knee injury.
With Dallas leading 2-1 late in the second period, Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae cleared a puck that was moving over the goal line after Ersson made a sprawling pad save on Matt Duchene. A video review determined the puck didn’t entirely cross the line.
The Stars have gone past regulation in their last four games — two overtime wins and splitting two shootouts.
The Flyers complete a road back-to-back Sunday at Chicago. The Stars finish a four-game homestand Monday against Minnesota.
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Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) speaks to the referee after a replay review during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger controls the puck during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Stars right wing Evgenii Dadonov (63) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett (74) prepares during a face-off against the Dallas Stars during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny, back center, celebrates scoring with teammates Matvei Michkov, back left, and Travis Sanheim, right, during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell, center, celebrates scoring in the first period alongside teammates Cody Ceci, left, and Mikael Granlund (64) during an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) celebrates a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period of NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Dallas, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
