The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitcher Jeremy Jeffress has been suspended for 50 games, effective today, for testing positive for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Jeffress is currently with Single-A West Virginia of the South Atlantic League.

"The Milwaukee Brewers support Major League Baseball's drug program and its decision to suspend Jeremy Jeffress," said Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin in a statement. "The organization takes these matters very seriously and we are in the process of formulating a plan in hopes that Jeremy can redeem himself. Jeremy will be provided every opportunity to get his career back on track through the Brewers' Employee Assistance Program (EAP)."