On April 11, 2005, Piedra became the second baseball player after Alex Sanchez to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball\'s new drug policy. He was suspended for 10 days without pay as MLB\'s policy dictated for a first offense until November 2005. First offenses since that time now result in 80-game suspensions.\n', '

He signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on June 12, 2007.\n', '

On January 4, 2008, Piedra signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins with an invitation to spring training. He was released on March 9, 2008.\n', '

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