Baseball: Yakult pitcher Rios fails doping test

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Daniel Rios speaks at a press conference in the baseball club's office in Tokyo on June 28 about his drug test failure. Nippon Professional Baseball acting commissioner Yasuchika Negoro said Rios has been suspended for one year for failing the test. Yakult announced the release of the 35-year-old effective the same day shortly after Negoro revealed the ruling.

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