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Sources tell SI A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003 … In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated.
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Buster Olney / MLB:
Olney: Linked to steroids, A-Rod tarnished forever … Alex Rodriguez was supposed to be the guy who saved baseball, the way that Mark McGwire did in 1998. He was supposed to ride in and save the home run record from the clutches of suspected steroid user Barry Bonds.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Report: A-Rod tested positive in '03 — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids during his 2003 American League MVP season with the Texas Rangers, four sources independently told Sports Illustrated in a report published Saturday.
ESPN.com:
Report: A-Rod tested positive for steroids in '03 — According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2003, when he was with the Texas Rangers and won the AL home run title and MVP award. — According to the report …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Rodriguez Said to Test Positive in 2003 — A test that the slugger Alex Rodriguez took as part of Major League Baseball's 2003 drug-testing program revealed the presence of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people with knowledge of the results. — The disclosure …
Sam Borden / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A couple of things about Alex — As several commenters mentioned, there's nothing like perfect timing. I posted something that just happened to be on A-Rod and headed out the door for a late breakfast with my wife (which included pancakes for the table, by the way) ... only to get a call midway through about the SI story.
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New York Post:
YANKEES HAVE TO REGRET KEEPING A-ROD NOW — COULD HAVE - SHOULD HAVE — LET RODRIGUEZ GO WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE — THEY were out. That is what the Yankees will always regret. Fifteen months ago, they were out from Alex Rodriguez. — He had famously - and crudely, of course …
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Ben K. / River Avenue Blues:SI: A-Rod tested positive in '03
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Andruw Jones close to signing with Rangers — Buzz up! — Released last month by the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Andruw Jones appears headed for a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers, according to baseball sources. — Jones, who will be 32 in April, is attempting to revive …
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T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers strongly considering Andruw — Slugger worked out with Texas hitting coach Jaramillo recently — ARLINGTON — The Rangers are “considering” signing free-agent outfielder Andruw Jones, general manager Jon Daniels said Saturday. — A deal is not yet done.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
End could possibly be near for Durham — In early February, a switch-hitting second baseman's thoughts turn to loading the bags on the spring training equipment truck, sneaking in a few extra rounds in the batting cage to stay sharp, and kissing the wife and kids goodbye on the way to the airport for Florida or Arizona.
Bill Dwyre / Los Angeles Times:
Garret Anderson faces Angels' hard reality with no ill will — With spring training coming soon, the free agent who spent 14 years with the Angels isn't sure where he'll play. Anderson's agent, Scott Boras, advises patience. — It is not exactly a death in the family, because it is baseball.
Associated Press:
Wolf returns to Dodgers with 1-year, $5M deal — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pitcher Randy Wolf and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Friday to a one-year, $5 million contract. — A 32-year-old left-hander, Wolf was a combined 12-12 with a 4.30 ERA last year with San Diego and Houston …
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Peter Schmuck / The Schmuck Stops Here:
Orioles, Sherrill come to terms — Sun baseball writer Jeff Zrebiec just clued me in on the news that the Orioles have come to terms with reliever George Sherrill (right) on a one-year, $2.75 million deal, averting and arbitration showdown with their last arbitration-eligible player.
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