NEW YORK: New York Mets pitcher Jenry Mejia, the first player issued a lifetime doping ban by Major League Baseball, told the New York Times he was the victim of a conspiracy.

The 26-year-old Dominican right-hander told the newspaper that Major League Baseball officials were out to get him in a witch-hunt and faulted players’ union officials for not finding grounds to appeal his unprecedented punishment.

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