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| Name of A-Rod's cousin who supplied steroids revealed |
MLB Baseball |
02/19/2009 |
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| Bristol, CT (MySportsbook) - The cousin to whom New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez referred Tuesday as the supplier of performance- enhancing drugs to the perennial All-Star has been revealed as Miami resident Yuri Sucart, according to ESPN. The network stated that they received a positive identity of Sucart from a phone conversation Wednesday night with his wife, Carmen. "I told you my husband has nothing to say," the woman told ESPN. "What A-Rod said at the press conference is what happened and |
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| A-Rod details past steroid use |
MLB Baseball |
02/17/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was apologetic Tuesday, as he spoke to reporters at spring training about his prior use of performance-enhancing drugs. Saying he was "curious" and calling it a "stupid mistake," Rodriguez gave details about how he and a nameless cousin experimented with steroids from 2001 through 2003 while he was a member of the Texas Rangers. "I knew we weren't taking Tic-Tacs," Rodriguez stated during the news conference. "I knew it could potentiall |
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| Selig responds to Rodriguez steroids admission |
MLB Baseball |
02/12/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig released a statement Thursday addressing this past week's revelation that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to steroid use. Sports Illustrated broke the story on Saturday, claiming that the three-time AL MVP tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season. Rodriguez did not confirm or deny the allegations when asked for a comment by Sports Illustrated, but told ESPN on Monday that he used performance-enhancing |
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| Abreu heading to Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
02/12/2009 |
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| accomplishments speak for themselves. Bobby is a great fit for us with his athletic abilities. He can run the bases, produces runs and impacts our line-up in a significant way." Abreu, who turns 35 in March, spent the last two-plus seasons with the New York Yankees after the team acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006. Last season, the right fielder appeared in 156 games and batted .296 with 20 home runs and 100 runs batted in, his sixth straight campaign of 100-plus RBI. Over his 13 se |
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| A-Rod admits to steroid use |
MLB Baseball |
02/10/2009 |
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| Bristol, CT (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has admitted to prior steroid use in an interview with ESPN. Sports Illustrated broke the story on Saturday, claiming that the three-time AL MVP tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season. Rodriguez did not confirm or deny the allegations when asked for a comment by Sports Illustrated, but told ESPN on Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs while a member of the Texas Rangers from 2001-03. "When I arrived in Texas in |
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| Dodgers sign P Weaver, four others to minor league deals |
MLB Baseball |
02/09/2009 |
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| eger and Tanyon Sturtze, and lefty Shawn Estes to minor league deals on Monday with an invitation for each to spring training. Weaver, a nine-year MLB veteran, is 93-114 with a 4.72 ERA in 284 games (267 starts) overall with Detroit (1999-2002), the New York Yankees (2002-2003), the Dodgers (2004-2005), the Angels (2006), St. Louis (2006) and Seattle (2007). In nine postseason appearances, Weaver is 3-4 with a 4.03 ERA. Estes, a 13-year vet in the big leagues, is 101-93 with a 4.71 ERA in 283 games with San Fra |
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| A-Rod delivers another black eye to baseball |
MLB Baseball |
02/09/2009 |
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| I hope Joe Torre sold a lot of books last week, because nobody is going to be talking about his "Yankee Years" as spring training kicks into high gear later this week. Unless you were living under a rock this past weekend, you undoubtedly heard that New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids back in 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers. According to a report on SI.com, Rodriguez had been tested as part of a joint agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players' A |
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| Diamondbacks sign P Gordon |
MLB Baseball |
02/06/2009 |
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| as cut short after being placed on the disabled list on July 6 with right elbow inflammation. Gordon, a three-time All-Star, has a career record of 138-125 with 159 saves and a 3.94 ERA in 2,106 1/3 innings over 887 games -- 203 starts. In 20 major league seasons, Gordon has played for Kansas City, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Houston, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and Philadelphia. He had a career-high 46 saves in 1998 for Boston, which were part of a then- major league record 54 consecutive saves. |
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| Milwaukee Brewers |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
02/05/2009 |
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| Acquired pitcher Chase Wright from the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder/catcher Eric Fryer; signed pitcher Ramiro Mendoza to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. |
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| Yankees deal Chase Wright to Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees have traded minor league pitcher Chase Wright to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for minor league catcher/outfielder Eric Fryer. Wright, best known for giving up four consecutive homers in a 2007 start against the Boston Red Sox, had been designated for assignment on January 27 when the Yankees re-signed pitcher Andy Pettitte. Last season, Wright finished 10-3 with a 2.85 earned run average in 24 combined appearances at three different minor league stops. Wri |
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