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Braun wins MLB appeal of failed drug test

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February 23, 2012

If sports commentators are an accurate gauge, most people expected Ryan Braun to lose his ” title=”JTA reports” target=”_blank”>JTA reports:

The decision, announced on Thursday, means that Braun, the reigning National League most valuable player and the first Jew to earn that distinction in nearly five decades, will avoid a 50-game suspension.

Braun’s suspension was overturned by an an arbitrator in what is believed to be the first time a baseball player has successfully challenged a drug-related grievance. No reasoning was given.

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