Hamilton escapes sanction for drug relapse

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Former American League Most Valuable Player Josh Hamilton can't be sanctioned by Major League Baseball for a relapse into drug abuse, an arbitrator ruled on Friday. Hamilton met with Major League Baseball officials in February after he apparently self-reported his use of cocaine and alcohol. The Angels' veteran outfielder was suspended for three seasons between 2003-05 for well-documented issues with substance abuse and undergoes regular drug testing as a condition of his reinstatement into baseball in 2005. MLB officials thought Hamilton violated his treatment program with the recent relapse, but the players' association disagreed.

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