Adrián Nieto (born November 12, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball catcher in the Miami Marlins organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.\n', '

Nieto was born in Cuba, but raised in Florida. He attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. He played for the school\'s baseball team as a catcher. After Nieto graduated, the Washington Nationals selected him in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He signed with the Nationals, receiving a $376,000 signing bonus, roughly twice as much as MLB suggested he should receive based on his draft position.\n', '

Nieto struggled in his early career. In 2011, he was suspended for 50 games for violating the league\'s performance-enhancing drug policy after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.\n', '

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