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Girardi says ‘open season’ on A-Rod unless Dempster suspended for hitting Yankees star
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yankees manager Joe Girardi said it will be “open season” on Alex Rodriguez if Major League Baseball fails to suspend Boston pitcher Ryan Dempster for hitting the New York star with a pitch.
Alex Rodriguez and Yankees: Foes for 21 hours each day and allies for 3
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Life with Alex Rodriguez breaks down in strange ways for the New York Yankees.
Rodriguez lawyer: MLB’s evidence won’t hold up; slugger shouldn’t serve “1 inning” of ban
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball’s evidence against Alex Rodriguez is so weak he shouldn’t serve even one inning of his 211-game suspension, the lawyer for the Yankees slugger said Monday.
Commissioner Bud Selig says he did right thing in suspending Alex Rodriguez for 211 games
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig insists he did the right thing in suspending Alex Rodriguez for more than one season.
Albers’ stellar debut follows rocky road to recovery after Tommy John surgery
Last Tuesday Andrew Albers pitched eight and one-third innings of shutout ball for the Minnesota Twins in one of the best major league debuts by a Canadian in history.
AL Capsules
CLEVELAND – Prince Fielder hit a two-run double in the 14th inning as the Detroit Tigers won their 11th straight, 6-5 on Wednesday night over the Cleveland Indians, who fell six games out of first place in the AL Central and maybe left rookie Danny Salazar in for one too many pitches.
De Aza double in 12th lifts White Sox past Yankees 6-5 after A-Rod appeals suspension
CHICAGO – Alejandro De Aza’s game-winning double in the 12th rallied the Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, hours after New York’s Alex Rodriguez appealed his suspension.
A look at the penalties agreed to by players and MLB on Monday in Biogenesis drug case
A look at the penalties agreed to by players and Major League Baseball on Monday in the Biogenesis drug case, along with their salaries lost:
Person familiar with talks: Players in MLB drug case make deals, except for Alex Rodriguez
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that all players targeted for drug suspensions other than Alex Rodriguez have accepted 50-game penalties from Major League Baseball.
Person familiar with deliberations: A-Rod to be suspended Monday, can play during appeal
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person familiar with deliberations tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has informed the New York Yankees that Alex Rodriguez will be suspended Monday but can play while he appeals the penalty.
People familiar with talks: Alex Rodriguez, union reach out to Yankees, MLB as penalty looms
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Two people familiar with the talks tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees have turned down requests to meet with Alex Rodriguez’s camp and the union about the embattled star’s expected drug penalty.
Alex Rodriguez homers in minors ahead of drug penalties likely to be announced Monday
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez was back with the Trenton Thunder on Friday and hit what might be his last home run in a while.
Monday deadline for MLB drug agreements that don’t impact playoffs
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Looming playoffs could force an end to negotiations in baseball’s latest drug scandal as pressure builds to impose penalties so stars can still make the post-season.
Twins option LHP Scott Diamond, CF Aaron Hicks to Triple-A Rochester
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins have optioned Canadian left-hander Scott Diamond and centre fielder Aaron Hicks to Triple-A Rochester.
Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera says he is yet to hear from MLB on possible suspension
OAKLAND, Calif. – Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera says he hasn’t been told by Major League Baseball whether he will face a suspension for his ties to a Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.