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Baseball player Alex Rodriguez, born July 27, 1975, has played in the MLB since 1994, when he debuted with the Seattle Mariners. He is well-known for signing the richest contract in Major League Baseball history, a record he has broken twice (in 2001 when he signed a 10-year, $252 million deal with Texas and in 2007, when he signed a new 10-year, $275 million deal with the New York Yankees). He currently plays third base for the New York Yankees, the team he has been with since 2004. In February 2009, Rodriguez was linked to steroid use in a report by Sports Illustrated. He has since admitted to using performance enhancing drugs between 2001 and 2003, when he played for the Texas Rangers. (P...
Baseball player Alex Rodriguez, born July 27, 1975, has played in the MLB since 1994, when he debuted with the Seattle Mariners. He is well-known for signing the richest contract in Major League Baseball history, a record he has broken twice (in 2001 when he signed a 10-year, $252 million deal with Texas and in 2007, when he signed a new 10-year, $275 million deal with the New York Yankees). He currently plays third base for the New York Yankees, the team he has been with since 2004. In February 2009, Rodriguez was linked to steroid use in a report by Sports Illustrated. He has since admitted to using performance enhancing drugs between 2001 and 2003, when he played for the Texas Rangers. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
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Report: A-Rod, Tobey Maguire, Face Illegal Poker Ring Allegations
KTLA News/CNNNEW YORK -- Yankee star Alex Rodriguez is disputing media reports alleging he took part in illegal poker games and will cooperate with a Major League Baseball probe, his rep said Thursday. "The story contains numerous factual inaccuracies and Alex...Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), Crime, Law and Justice, Matt Damon, CNN (tv network), Fraud
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A-Rod Facing Suspension Over High-Stakes Poker Allegations
ReutersNEW YORK -- Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Wednesday it has launched an investigation into Alex Rodriguez following reports that the New York Yankees slugger took part in high-stakes underground poker games. Rodriguez is alleged to have played in at...Tags: Bud Selig, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball
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Lady Gaga 'Banned' from Yankees' Clubhouse After Loss
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Lady Gaga can still play Yankee Stadium - she's just gotta follow the ground rules. The outlandish pop singer talked her way past security and visited the Yankees clubhouse after the team lost to the New York Mets on Friday night. The New...Tags: Michael Jordan, New York Mets, Brian Cashman, Lady Gaga
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Mark McGwire Comes Clean About Steroid Use
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long - that steroids and human growth hormone helped make...Tags: Sports, Manny Ramirez, Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics, Health
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Manny Ramirez Agrees to 2 Year, $45 Million Deal with Dodgers
Phoenix -- Manny Ramirez is headed back to Mannywood. The Great Compromise of 2009 was reached Wednesday, with Ramirez and the Dodgers coming to terms on a two-year, $45-million contract that includes an opt-out clause that the All-Star outfielder can...Tags: Sports, World Series, Manny Ramirez, Baseball, J.D. Drew
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Dodgers Make Big Money Offer to Manny
DANA POINT -- The Dodgers say they have made a big money offer to free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez. Big bucks is what Ramirez wants, however the hard hitting outfielder also wants to cash those checks for 5 or 6 years. That is where the problem with the...Tags: Sports, Manny Ramirez, Baseball, New York Mets, Johan Santana
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Yankees Win 27th World Series Title
KTLA NewsNEW YORK -- Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again. Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettitte won on short rest and...Tags: Sports, Javier Vazquez, Mike Piazza, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera
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Yankees Beat Angels 5-2, Advance to World Series
Associated PressNEW YORK-- Alex Rodriguez, welcome to the World Series. The New York Yankees are back in baseball's big event. The sport's top spenders finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6...Tags: Sports, World Series, Cy Young, New York Yankees, C.C. Sabathia
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Yankees Beat Angels 5-2, Advance To World Series
Associated PressNEW YORK- Alex Rodriguez, welcome to the World Series. The New York Yankees are back in baseball's big event. The sport's top spenders finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of...Tags: Sports, Josh Beckett, Nick Swisher, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera
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Report: Manny Named on 2003 Positive Drug Test List
KTLA NewsNEW YORK -- Dodgers Slugger Manny Ramirez and has been linked to another positive test for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to the New York Times. According to the report, Ramirez and former teammate David Ortiz are among 104 Major League...Tags: Sports, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Baseball, Health
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If I'm Commish, There Will Be Blood-- Ted Green
KTLA NewsSo we all know major leaguers did and still do drugs to get bigger, better and make more money, and to also cheat the game and ruin the record book, the holy grail of baseball. Yeah, the boys have all their bases covered. So now I have a question for...Tags: Sports, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jose Canseco
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Steroid Outrage Now Media's Tired Act-- Ted Green
KTLA NewsTurned on the radio and heard a host say it's time for everyone on the List of 104 to "clear their consciences and purge their guilt." Picked up the paper and read about the "stain" Manny could bring to the Dodgers. If Manny "stains" the Dodgers, then...Tags: Sports, Medical Procedures and Tests, Steroids, Death, Baseball
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