The baseball pitcher banned for 162 games
Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia for 162 games on Tuesday after the Dominican failed a second drug test this season.
Mejia, 25, returned on July 12 from an 80-game suspension that began in April for using a performance-enhancing drug.
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The latest suspension reportedly involved a positive test for the anabolic steroids stanozolol and boldenone.
The ban matched the longest for performance-enhancing substances in major league history – equalling that served by Alex Rodriguez last season.
Mejia had pitched seven-and-a-third scoreless innings of relief this season in a setup role, allowing four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.