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MLB Issues First-Ever Lifetime Ban For Use Of Performance Enhancing Drugs

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New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia was hit with a lifetime ban from baseball Friday after failing his third test for performance enhancing drugs in a year. Mejia is the first player ever to be get lifetime ban for steroid use.

Mejia was given an 80-game suspension in April 2015 after a failed test for performance enhancing drugs. His suspension ended July 7, 2015 and he made seven appearances for the Mets before failing a second test and receiving a 162-game suspension.

The right-handed pitcher made his MLB debut with the Mets in 2010.