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Yakult releases doping-tainted pitcher Rios
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TOKYO, July 14 (17:51) Kyodo
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The Yakult Swallows have released right-hander Daniel Rios, who
was handed a one-year suspension late last month for failing drug
tests, the Japanese baseball commissioner's office announced Monday.
Nippon Professional Baseball imposed the suspension after a test
conducted in May showed traces of hydroxystanozolol, a metabolite of
the anabolic steroid stanozolol, and the second urine sample taken
from Rios found the same banned substance. Yakult said soon after
NPB's announcement on June 28 that it intended to release him.
Rios later lodged an appeal asking for a review of the
punishment and analysis of the supplements he had taken, which he
argued resulted in the drug test failure. By July 29, Rios is due to
notify NPB of details of the steps he must take to open the way for a
review of the suspension slapped on him.
Rios, a former New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals player,
joined Yakult this year after posting double-digit wins for six
consecutive seasons in South Korea. He went 2-7 with a 5.46 earned
run average with the Swallows before being removed from the Central
League club's top-team roster on June 2.
The NPB's anti-doping committee, meanwhile, said it has rejected
an appeal by Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Gonzalez, who was given a
one-year suspension in late May after drug tests found he had taken
stimulants. Gonzalez was released by Yomiuri in June. |
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