- Rick Guttormson
Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン b.
January 11 ,1977 ,Torrance, California United States of America) is a startingpitcher for theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks professionalbaseball club in JapanesePacific League .He became the first pitcher to throw a
no-hitter in the history ofinterleague play in Japanese baseball as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows shut out theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles onMay 25 ,2006 .Guttormson was the first player to fail a drug test in Japanese baseball, when he was suspended for 20 days on August 1st, 2007. His team was also fined $63,000. A postgame test on July 13th, 2007 revealed he was positive for
Finasteride , a hair growing agent that is illegal because it can be used as amasking agent . [cite web
url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-12-23-japan-mitchell-report_N.htm?csp=34
title=Ripple effect felt in Japan over Mitchell Report |date=2007-12-24 |publisher=USA Today | accessdate=2007-12-26]Teams
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Idaho Falls Chukars 1997
*Clinton LumberKings 1998
*Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1999
*Mobile BayBears 2000-2001 (middle)
*Portland Beavers 2001 (rest)
*Berkshire Black Bears 2003
*San Antonio Missions 2004
*Tacoma Rainiers 2005 (middle)
*Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2005 (rest)-2006
*Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2007-References
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* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=21321 Baseball Reference]
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