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Alex Rodriguez issues statement but has little to say on MLB drug investigation
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Targeted by Major League Baseball’s investigation into performance-enhancing drug use, Alex Rodriguez says he’ll wait to fully comment on the decision by a former anti-aging clinic head to co-operate with the probe.
Union says MLB interviewing players as part of drug probe
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball is interviewing players linked to a Miami anti-aging clinic that allegedly sold performance-enhancing drugs and has become the focus of the sport’s investigation.
Person familiar with case: Clinic boss to help MLB with drug investigation
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press that the founder of a Miami anti-aging clinic has agreed to talk to Major League Baseball about players linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
MLB, union end talks for international draft in 2014
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball and its players’ association have ended talks aimed at starting an international draft in 2014.
Baltimore Orioles beat Blue Jays, spoil Sean Nolin’s major-league debut
TORONTO – Chris Davis hit his majors-leading 16th homer of the season and the Baltimore Orioles turned Sean Nolin’s major-league debut into an ugly cameo en route to a free-swinging 10-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
MLB hoping for large instant replay expansion for umpires in 2014
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball hopes to expand video review by umpires for the 2014 season and says all calls other than balls and strikes could be subject to instant replay.
At the movies: MLB, teams will take thousands of teens to see Jackie Robinson film ’42’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball and its 30 teams plan to take thousands of teenagers to see the Jackie Robinson film “42.”
Blue Jays’ clubhouse TVs tuned to CNN during Boston bombing manhunt
TORONTO – The seven big-screen TVs in the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse, usually glued to the MLB Network, were tuned to CNN on Friday as players watched for developments in the Boston bombing manhunt.
AP Sources: Biogenesis investor has offered documents to MLB and players
NEW YORK, N.Y. – An investor who helped launch Anthony Bosch’s Biogenesis of America has been trying to sell purported documents from the closed anti-aging clinic to Major League Baseball and players, several people familiar with the matter said Friday.
Report: Major League Baseball pays for clinic documents in doping case
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball paid a former employee of a Florida anti-aging clinic linked to performance-enhancing drugs for documents, The New York Times reported Thursday on its website.
Video game still offers Jays a chance to escape stress of the big leagues
TORONTO – Jose Bautista may be a leader in the Blue Jays clubhouse but don’t expect pitcher Brett Cecil to rush out and get the new video game “MLB 13: The Show” — even if Bautista is the Canadian face of the PlayStation 3 and Vita title.
’42’ shows why Jackie Robinson’s accomplishments still matter decades later
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – There’s a scene in “42” in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies’ manager.
Justin Verlander and Buster Posey guaranteed $347 million under new contracts
NEW YORK, N.Y. – After leading their teams to last year’s World Series, Justin Verlander and Buster Posey cashed in just hours apart Friday.
Major League Soccer rosters cover the globe represented 61 countries
TORONTO – From Algeria to Zambia, the 2013 edition of Major League Soccer features players born in 61 countries.
Puerto Rico beats two-time defending World Baseball Classic champion Japan 3-1 to reach final
SAN FRANCISCO – A beaming Alex Rios rounded the bases and reached home to a line of jubilant, jumping teammates eager to celebrate.