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Mets pitcher Mejia banned 162 games for doping

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Pitcher Jenrry Mejia #58 of the New York Mets pitches during a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 21, 2015 in Washington, DC (AFP Photo/Rob Carr)

New York (AFP) - Major League Baseball suspended New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia for 162 games on Tuesday after the Dominican failed a second drug test this season.

Mejia, 25, returned on July 12 from an 80-game suspension that began in April for using a performance-enhancing drug.

The latest suspension reportedly involved a positive test for the anabolic steroids stanozolol and boldenone.