Rafael Cruz (born May 19, 1977) is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball player. He played in 2007 for the Chunichi Dragons of

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

(NPB). In 2009, while playing in Minor League Baseball, he was suspended for 50 games for using stanozolol, a performance-enhancing drug.

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