The 28-year-old lefthander, a one-inning reliever in the
middle of a bullpen, went 2-0 with a 3.70 earned-run average
(ERA) in 56 games last season.
Patton, who broke into the majors in 2007 with the Houston
Astros, has compiled a 5-1 record and 3.04 ERA since getting his
first action with Baltimore in 2010.
The suspension will be effective from the start of the 2014
regular season, MLB said in a statement.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto;
editing by Frank Pingue)
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