Jamal Najar Strong (born August 5, 1978) is a former

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. Strong was drafted by the

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in the 6th round of the

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. 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

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. The Cubs released him on April 25, , and he signed with the

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on April 28. The Braves released him on October 15, 2006, and he later signed with the

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in . After becoming a free agent after the 2007 season, Strong signed with the

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of the independent Atlantic League for . On June 6, the Ducks traded him to the

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for

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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

's new drug policy. He was suspended for 10 days without pay as the policy dictates for a first offense.

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