Ricky L. Stone is a former Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

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He attended Hamilton High School

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 and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

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 in the 4th round of the 1994 amateur draft.

On December 13, 2007, Stone was included in the detailed Mitchell Report

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 by Senator George Mitchell

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 in which he was alleged to have used steroids throughout his career.

In , Stone pitched for the Uni-President Lions

Uni-President Lions

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 of the Chinese Professional Baseball League

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.

Stone was at a Reds

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-Astros

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 game in August and later suffered a grand mal seizure at his home. His wife's CPR may have saved his life. On August 8, 2008, Stone was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had surgery to remove the tumor and to perform a biopsy on the mass. It was confirmed that the tumor was indeed malignant.

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