MLB must address conduct
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Just last week, Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon, who is trying to be father, mentor, and amateur psychologist to Elijah Dukes, told his young outfielder that he can't stare down an umpire in a threatening way after a close call.
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Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The three Texas Rangers relievers involved in last Monday&#39;s altercation with fans in Oakland had their suspension reduced one game each by the league Wednesday.
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The sacrificial firing of the Metsâ hitting coach has exposed tensions that until now have been held below the surface.
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DENVER - The Yankees, as usual, have sparked most of the chatter here at the World Series, given the many issues they need to resolve over the next few weeks.
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Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, promised Tuesday to impose âvery serious disciplineâ on club officials who failed to act on evidence of illegal steroid use.
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Baseball John Dowd , the lawyer who headed baseball's investigation of Pete Rose, wants commissioner Bud Selig to suspend players who don't cooperate with the steroids probe spearheaded by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell . Dowd said Selig should try to overturn the 1980 arbitration decision in a case involving Ferguson Jenkins , which upheld a player's right to ...
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Don't expect major league baseball to discipline Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield over reported admissions of steroid use.
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Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - One day after the Anaheim Angels suspended outfielder Jose Guillen without pay for the remainder of the season, the players&#39; association filed a grievance to overturn the penalty on Monday.
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Major League Baseball launched a department of investigations Friday, a permanent branch of the commissioner's office. In his report last month on drug use in baseball, George Mitchell had recommended the formation of the unit. Adopting another of Mitchell's recommendations, MLB is establishing a tip line for team employees to make the commissioner's office aware of violations of drug, betting and other rules.
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NEW YORK - For all the fuss over reported admissions of steroid use by Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield, Major League Baseball probably won&#39;t discipline them.
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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella's suspension was set at four games Monday by Major League Baseball for his weekend dirt-kicking tantrum against an umpire.
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A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet. Combining bits of Earl Weaver, Billy Martin and Lou Piniella, the weekend tantrum by Double-A manager Phillip Wellman prompted his bosses at the Atlanta Braves to take action Monday.
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The report is expected to be sharply critical of both Major League Baseball and the playersâ union.
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Major League Baseball officials have taken steps to contact federal investigators involved in a crackdown on the import of Chinese steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to determine whether baseball players are entangled in the probe, an MLB spokesman said yesterday.
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Arlington, Texas -- All three Rangers relievers involved in an ugly incident at the Oakland Coliseum last week had their suspensions reduced by a game.
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Major League Baseball and the players' association have agreed to discuss recommendations from a report exposing widespread steroid use that could lead to a further crackdown on performance-enhancing drugs.
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The slugger&#39;s testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.