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Baseball player tested positive

Published:Friday | May 8, 2009 | 9:20 AM

Los Angeles Dodgers batter Manny Ramirez has been handed a 50-match suspension after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.



Ramirez, who turns 37 next month, is one of the highest profile players caught since testing in baseball began in 1993.



The suspension will cost Ramirez $7.7 million roughly 31 percent of his $25 million salary.