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Incidents between baseball players and fans have long been part of the game. But they seem to be getting uglier with each year, and an imbroglio Monday night in Oakland, Calif.
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This time Julian Tavarez's meltdown came on the pitcher's mound.
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Tony Saunders has tried to purge the memory of the night when his throwing arm nearly snapped in half as he unleashed a fastball. As if that wouldn't be hard enough, it happened again.
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Colorado Rockies pitcher Denny Neagle was arrested early Friday for allegedly paying a woman $40 for oral sex, the Rocky Mountain News reported.
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CROWN POINT, Ind. - Officials are at a loss to explain how they allowed a homeless, mentally ill man accused of stealing a soda to languish in jail for 17 months.
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OAKLAND, Calif. Texas reliever Frank Francisco has been arrested by Oakland police on a charge of aggravated battery. He threw a chair into the stands during the ninth inning of last night&#39;s game in Oakland, injuring two spectators.
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A Texas Rangers relief pitcher was arrested and charged with assault after flinging a chair into the stands and injuring a woman during a baseball game in Oakland, California, officials said on Tuesday.
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Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested early Friday on charges of driving under the influence, speeding and reckless driving, police said.
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In what must now be considered an epidemic, yet another pitcher involved in this postseason has broken his non-throwing hand during a tantrum that followed a poor performance.
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PEARL, Miss. -- A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet.
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Mobile BayBears pitcher Matt Elliott locked himself in the bathroom and could not get out to pitch the ninth inning against the Montgomery Biscuits in a Class AA Southern League game June 23.
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Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti admitted in court that he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail in Houston. But State District Judge William Harmon gave Caminiti credit for time served in jail and a treatment facility since he was sentenced to three years probation for cocaine ...
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Criminal charges, a suspension and a probable lawsuit are on deck for Texas Rangers reliever Frank Francisco, arrested for throwing a chair Monday night that broke the nose of the
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Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested yesterday on charges of driving under the influence and killing another driver after his vehicle crashed into hers.
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A fan who ran onto the field during a Mets game was sentenced Wednesday to eight weekends in jail and ordered to stay out of Shea Stadium for three years.
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Fredi Gonzalez served a one-game suspension last night for going onto the field during a bench-clearing confrontation one inning after he was ejected.
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Anaheim suspended left fielder Jose Guillen for the rest of the season yesterday because of his outburst after being lifted for a pinch runner a day earlier.