Former pro baseball player Kazuhiro Kiyohara was released from police custody on ¥5 million bail last month following his arrest and subsequent indictment for alleged possession and use of stimulant drugs.
It's a sad fall from grace but Kiyohara's been in freefall for sometime.
The media frenzy surrounding his release was astonishing, with more than 100 photographers and up to five helicopters trying to capture an image of the former Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants slugger leaving the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo by car.
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