Japanese sports world shocked at drug arrest of ex-baseball slugger Kiyohara

Japanese sports world shocked at drug arrest of ex-baseball slugger Kiyohara

File photo taken in October 1985 shows then-PL Gakuen high school baseball stars Masumi Kuwata (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara. Shock waves were sent rippling through the Japanese sports world when Kiyohara, who ranks fifth on Japan's all-time home run list with 525, was arrested for alleged drug possession in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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