The look said it all.

As José Alvarado stood at his locker in the Phillies’ clubhouse, a smile ran across his face as the assembled media made the march toward the big left-hander, just back from an 80-game PED suspension.

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“I feel so good and happy to be back with my teammates,” said the affable Alvarado, who was reinstated Tuesday. To make room, the Phillies sent pitcher Nolan Hoffman back to Lehigh Valley. “It’s good when you’re working and you’re not doing anything crazy and you know your routine. That’s why I feel my good stuff is normal. I’m here.”

In five games at Lehigh, Alvarado pitched five innings, had four strikeouts and didn’t allow an earned run. As intimidating as it may be for opponents d

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