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Positive cocaine test cost Dodgers' Ronald Belisario a season

Found February 22, 2012 on LA Times:
PLAYERS: Ronald Belisario
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers
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The Dodgers reliever says he was barred from entering the U.S. last year after failing a drug test. He is with the team now, looking forward to the season and says he does not have a drug problem.Reporting from Phoenix — Back with the Dodgers after a yearlong absence, reliever Ronald Belisario said Wednesday that he was prevented from entering the United States last year because he tested positive for cocaine.
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