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The well documented struggles and possible suspension of Alex Rodriguez only tell us that it's time for the slugger to quit, not only with the New York Yankees, but also his baseball career.
Los Angeles Dodgers Rookie slugger Yasiel Puig has become the sporting world's latest stud after his jaw-dropping June debut in the Major League Baseball. Almost immediately after his rise to fame, television and print publications raced to have a better scoop on the Cuban baseball phenom.
Lenny Dykstra, a former MLB player sentenced to serve three years in jail after being found guilty theft auto and identity theft, is going to be a free man very soon.
Major League Baseball will seek to suspend up to 20 players connected to a performing-enhancing drug (PED) clinic in the Miami area, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, possibly within the next few weeks, according to sources for ESPN. The suspensions - which would purportedly range from 50 to 100 games, according to MLB's current drug testing policy - would represent the largest PED scandal in American sports history.
Olympics: IOC Chooses Wrestling, Squash, And Baseball / Softball As Finalists Vying To Be Recognized Sports in The 2020 Games
Felix Hernandez has signed a $135.5 million contract extension to keep him in a Seattle Mariners uniform through the 2019 season. King Felix is one of the most dominant young pitchers in the game today, so his performance and the details of the contract should set a precedent for what other hurlers can demand in their next contracts.
Thursday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 94th birthday of African-American baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Across the sports world, on a day when President Obama's inauguration was the talk of the nation, athletes paid tribute to a civil rights pioneer from decades past who helped open doors for African Americans in all professions in all walks of life.
Former Major League Baseball player Ryan Freel has committed suicide.
