Jamal Najar Strong (born August 5, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

Strong was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Strong made his major league debut in and was called up again in . Strong became a free agent after the 2005 season and signed with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs released him on April 25, , and he signed with the Atlanta Braves on April 28. The Braves released him on October 15, 2006, and he later signed with the New York Yankees in . After becoming a free agent after the 2007 season, Strong signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League for . On June 6, the Ducks traded him to the Camden Riversharks for pitcher Abe Alvarez.

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On April 26, 2005, Strong became the fourth baseball player to be suspended for testing positive on illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball's new drug policy. He was suspended for 10 days without pay as the policy dictates for a first offense.

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See also

List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

1978 births

Living people

African-American baseball players

American sportspeople in doping cases

Arizona League Mariners players

Baseball players from Pasadena, California

Everett AquaSox players

Iowa Cubs players

Long Island Ducks players

Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses

Major League Baseball outfielders

Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball players

Richmond Braves players

St. Louis Cardinals scouts

San Antonio Missions players

San Bernardino Stampede players

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players

Seattle Mariners players

Tacoma Rainiers players

Trenton Thunder players

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players

Peoria Javelinas players

21st-century African-American sportspeople

20th-century African-American sportspeople

Pasadena High School (California) alumni

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