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Baseball: A-Rod bought records from probe clinic - report

April 12, 2013 22:01
Major League Baseball investigators believe New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez bought medical records from a clinic which allegedly supplied him with performance-enhancing drugs, US media reported on Friday. The New York Times said MLB officials probing the activities of the now-closed Biogenesis anti-aging center in Florida suspect Rodriguez bought documents from a former clinic employee in order to destroy them. A spokesman for Rodriguez flatly denied the accusation of the Yankees superstar's involvement, the New York Times reported.

Baseball: Ex-Boston slugger Ramirez heads to Taiwan

March 12, 2013 01:46
Former Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez has joined Taiwanese outfit EDA Rhinos in a major boost to the island's favourite sport, the team said on Tuesday. Ramirez, who slugged 555 home runs with a .312 batting average in his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, was greeted by scores of cheering fans late Monday at the airport in the southern city of Kaohsiung.

Baseball: Taiwan team in talks with ex-Boston slugger

February 27, 2013 08:00
Former Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez has been holding talks about playing for a Taiwanese professional baseball team in the spring season, the team's leading coach said Wednesday. "Discussions between our team and Mr Ramirez's agent have been underway for a while, and it seems that everything is pretty smooth," Hsu Sheng-ming of the EDA Rhinos, based in the southern city of Kaohsiung, told AFP. He declined to comment on media reports that the 40-year-old star, twice upset by drugs scandals, is simultaneously seeking contracts from teams in the the US Major Leagues.

Baseball-Manny Ramirez to sign with Taiwanese team - report

February 26, 2013 22:45
Feb 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Former major-league slugger Manny Ramirez has a verbal agreement to sign with the EDA Rhinos of the China Professional League, according to ESPNDeportes.com. An agreement won't be final until March 7, the report said, and Ramirez has until then to sign with an MLB team. "It will be a new experience, experience another culture while I keep doing what I love and all I've done in my life, playing baseball," Ramirez told the website.

Baseball: Braun, Cabrera say little on latest doping links

February 15, 2013 19:15
Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera are cooperating with a Major League Baseball investigation into a Florida clinic and banned substances. But other than that, neither player is saying much about his links to the Biogenesis clinic near Miami that allegedly supplied players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, with performance-ehnancing drugs.

Baseball-MLB investigating doping report involving top players

January 29, 2013 16:15
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday it is investigating a report alleging several of its high-profile players were sold performance-enhancing drugs by a South Florida anti-aging clinic. MLB said it a statement it was "extremely disappointed" to hear any alleged links between players and banned drugs but was investigating the claims, published in the Miami New Times on Tuesday.
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