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Belisario

And back he goes. Belisario was just activated off the restricted list two weeks ago, but the Dodgers have thrown him back on just before the start of the regular season. He has to serve a 25-game suspension before he can rejoin the Los Angeles bullpen.

Belisario missed all of the 2011 season while receiving treatment for a substance abuse problem. He’s still required to serve a 25-game suspension this year but should be ready to join the Dodgers’ bullpen soon after.

Belisario wouldn’t say when the test took place and said he only used the substance once. He received treatment for a substance abuse problem during the 2010 season, but he said Wednesday that it wasn’t for cocaine. The 28-year-old right-hander missed the entire 2011 season and is still required to serve a 25-game suspension for a drug of abuse.

The Dodgers will keep Belisario away from camp for the next couple of days to ensure that the strep doesn’t spread. The 29-year-old right-hander has to serve a 25-game suspension when the regular season opens, so he’s not in any hurry this spring.

Belisario is serving a 25-game suspension for violating MLB’s drug program. The Dodgers like him as a one-inning reliever, but right now they need someone that can go multiple innings. “He likes to let it fly for one inning,” pitching coach Rick Honeycutt said. “When he’s on, he can be dominant, but that’s 20 pitches or less, and after that, his stuff changes.” Belisario is out of options, so he’d have to pass through waivers if the Dodgers try to send him to the minors.

Belisario was eligible to return after serving a 25-game suspension for violating MLB’s drug program. The 29-year-old right-hander missed all of last season after failing to obtain a work visa in his native Venezuela. Look for him in middle relief.

Belisario is hoping to make things right after failing a test for a drug of abuse and missing all of the 2011 season. The 29-year-old right-hander had a 2.04 ERA and 64/29 K/BB ratio in 70 2/3 innings as a rookie in 2009. He’ll have to serve a 25-game suspension this year before being considered for a 25-man roster spot.

We’ll believe it when it happens. Belisario didn’t throw a pitch in the majors last season due to visa problems in his native Venezuela. The 28-year-old right-hander posted a promising 2.04 ERA and 64/20 K/BB ratio over 70 2/3 innings as a rookie back in 2009, but his career has been derailed by a series of personal issues. He’s still on the Dodgers’ restricted list.

Belisario was recently granted a visa in his native Venezuela and is expected to arrive in Dodgers’ camp for the start of spring training, but he will have to serve the suspension once the season begins. The nature of the violation isn’t yet clear, but he did seek treatment for a substance abuse problem during the 2010 season.

The specific drug is not known, but Belisario did miss more than a month during the 2010 season in order to receive treatment for a substance abuse problem. The 28-year-old right-hander recently received a visa in his native Venezuela after missing the entire 2011 season, but he will have to serve the suspension once the 2012 season begins.