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(Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will not be disciplined after an arbitrator ruled he had not violated his drug treatment program, Major League Baseball said on Friday. Hamilton, a five-time All-Star whose debut in the major leagues was delayed by a ban from 2004 to 2006 after failed doping tests as a minor leaguer, reported a substance abuse relapse and met with baseball officials in February. A four-person panel made up of MLB and Players Association representatives were deadlocked over whether Hamilton had violated the drug program, sending the case to an arbitrator. "As a result of that decision, the Office of the Commissioner is not permitted to suspend or impose any discipline on Hamilton," MLB said in a statement.
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