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MLB prober charged with falsifying prospect’s identity for contract
A Major League Baseball investigator in the Dominican Republic has been charged with falsifying the identity of a prospect so the player could obtain a contract with a $135,000 signing bonus. Authorities accused Kleiber Miguel Bruno Gonzalez on Thursday of accepting $25,000 and conspiring with a scout and an independent trainer to alter the players [...]
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Ex-Cards star Forsch, who threw two no-hitters, dies at 61
Bob Forsch dies a week after throwing out the first pitch at Game 7 of the World Series. (G Bob Forsch, the only pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history to throw two no-hitters, has died. He was 61. Team spokesman Brian Bartow said Forsch, the third-winningest pitcher in franchise history, died Thursday at his home [...]
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Boston to interview Indians coach Sandy Alomar
The Cleveland Indians have given Boston permission to interview bench coach Sandy Alomar to be the next manager of the Red Sox. Alomar recently completed his second season coaching first base for Cleveland manager Manny Acta. He was promoted to bench coach on the final day of the season by Acta when Tim Tolman stepped [...]
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Cardinals begin interviews, get OK to talk to Sandberg
A person familiar with the search told the Associated Press the St. Louis Cardinals have begun interviewing for their managing vacancy with a pair of lower-key candidates, Joe McEwing and Chris Maloney. McEwing was named third base coach for new Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura earlier this week after success at the minor-league level. [...]
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Congressmen urge MLB to test for HGH, ban chewing tobacco
Two House Democrats are urging Major League Baseball and the players union to implement testing for human growth hormone and ban chewing tobacco by players in uniform and in public view. Reps. Henry Waxman of California and Frank Pallone of New Jersey made those requests in a letter Wednesday to Commissioner Bud Selig and Michael [...]
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