BASEBALL/Dominican pitcher receives CPBL lifetime ban after failing drug test
04/17/2024 09:13 PM
Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) on Wednesday dished out a lifetime ban on Dominican pitcher Elniery Garcia after the import player failed a routine drugs test.
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