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Orioles reliever Troy Patton suspended 25 games for positive test for amphetamines
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Troy Patton has been suspended for the first 25 games of next season after a positive test for a banned amphetamine.
Former Expo Warren Cromartie hopes investors jump on idea for team in Montreal
MONTREAL – Former Montreal Expo Warren Cromartie is just waiting for the right investors — or ”power hitters” as he puts it — to step up to the plate in the city and hit one out of the park.
Protecting assets: Investment in players, possible liability spur MLB home-plate collision ban
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Baseball officials are up front about this: They want to ban home-plate collisions to guard their investments.
Major League Baseball plans to ban home plate collisions
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Major League Baseball plans to eliminate home plate collisions.
Coyotes have expressed interest in hosting outdoor game around Super Bowl
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – When the Anaheim Ducks play the Los Angeles Kings at Dodger Stadium, members of the Phoenix Coyotes ownership group will have an up-close view of the proceedings.
MLB players’ union head Michael Weiner dies at 51 from brain tumour
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Baseball players’ union head Michael Weiner has died 15 months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. He was 51.
Walk on the wild side: Angry A-Rod heads out of his own grievance
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez’s lawyers were back at his arbitration hearing without him Thursday, a day after he added a different kind of walk-off to go along with the 11 game-ending hits in his big league career.
Rodriguez walks out of grievance hearing after arbitrator refuses to order Selig to testify
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez walked out of his grievance hearing Wednesday after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to order baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to testify.
Yankees President Randy Levine to testify at Rodriguez grievance hearing
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yankees President Randy Levine headed to Major League Baseball’s office to testify Tuesday at Alex Rodriguez’s grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension.
Alex Rodriguez back at MLB for resumption of grievance hearing to overturn 211-game suspension
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez is back at Major League Baseball’s office for the resumption of the grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension.
Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen wins NL MVP award; Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera repeats in AL
NEW YORK, N.Y. – M-V-P: Most Versatile Pirate.
Baseball owners approve to move ahead with expansion of instant replay for umpires in 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. – Major League Baseball owners have voted to move ahead with a vast expansion on instant replay next season.
Mark DeRosa joins MLB Network as studio analyst, 1 day after retiring as a player
SECAUCUS, N.J. – Mark DeRosa has joined MLB Network as a studio analyst, one day after retiring as a major league player.
Major League Baseball confident players, umpires will agree to expanded replay for 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. – Major League Baseball is confident players and umpires will agree to expanded replay for the 2014 season.
World Series hero David Ortiz to produce new series with MTV
NEW YORK, N.Y. – As if winning the World Series MVP wasn’t enough, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is becoming a producer of his own MTV television show.