Because it was his first season in the major leagues, Ramos only raked in the league-minimum $414,500, although this amount allegedly provoked the kidnappers to target Ramos (Matuszewski). Unfortunately, the set of events surrounding Ramos' kidnapping is not all that unlikely in Venezuela, particularly for major-leaguers and their families. ... Mario Marmoi Garcia, a criminal lawyer in Venezuela, said that eight to 10 abductions occur daily, and major league baseball players are specifically targeted because they get paid large salaries in U.S. dollars. ... According to Jose Grasso, ...

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He has been in the big leagues for 2 seasons now. ... Ken Caminiti, who retired last year after a 15-year major league career, told Sports Illustrated that he used illegal steroids to bulk up his once lean frame and become a slugger. ... The bad thing is that college players idol the major league players. ... When these guys came into the major leagues they were slim and toned and look tiny to their profile today. ... I just personally believe that the use of steroids should be banned in Major League Baseball. ...

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The NFL quakes through its version of "roid rage", lashing out at ESPN and forcing the network into canceling the series "Playmakers", because the league wants to drive home the point that it has zero tolerance for any kind of steroid use, even the fictional kind. ... The league, however, has cracked back on the freakish size of bloated goalie pads, denouncing them as performance-enhancers, and is threatening to sideline every player on every team next season- a strategy that suggests NHL officials need drug testing more than the players. ... The president has had a personal involvement with...

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Gold Glove award, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League and the American League. ... The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. He also won the Hank Aaron award The Hank Aaron Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players selected as the top hitter in each lea...

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Baseball, the sport known as "America's favorite pastime" has been played in the United States for over 120 years. The game started out as a couple to a few men picking up a stick and a rock and seeing who could hit it further. They would do so while waiting for their suits to be cleaned at the loca...

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Many years before this he had been playing in the Negro leagues. Robinson was one of the best baseball players in the league at his time. He played in the majors for 10 years. ... Robinson played shortstop in the Negro leagues in 1945 and the international league in 1946. ... During his years in the majors he took many racial comments. ...

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"Former major leaguer Ken Caminiti says he was on steroids when he won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1996" (Sports Illustrated). This is a perfect example of a player going from an average player to a National League All Star. ... "According to an article in Sports Illustrated, approximately 40-50% of the players in Major League Baseball are using steroids" (Kurtzberg). ... This is not the first time Major League Baseball has made a tough decision. ... Steroids have had a major impact on the sport and popularity. ...

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In the history of major league there have been some great power hitters. ... It has been reached as many times (18) since 1993 as it was in the 122 years of major league history before then" (Verducci). ... While the BALCO scandal (that deals with the illegal distribution of performance enhancing drugs and known steroids that were not on the league's drug tests) is sorted out it is clear that fans have not been affected too much. Spring training attendance is at a record high mark, and more season tickets have been sold around the league than in the last five years. ... Many of the tea...

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Not only was he inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame before the mandatory required wait time, but he was also the first Latin American inducted. ... In 1966 he was the selected by the Sporting News as an All Star Team Outfielder and the National League Player of the Year. That same year Major League Baseball selected him as the Most Valuable Player. ...

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Not only was he inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame before the mandatory required wait time, but he was also the First Latin American to be inducted. ... In 1966 he was the selected by the Sporting News as an All Star Team Outfielder and the National League Player of the Year. That same year Major League Baseball selected him as the Most Valuable Player of the Year. ...

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What is Baseball? Baseball is a game of bats, bases, gloves and balls. It has been called a child's game, a game that is played for the love of it. There are thousand of kids everyday that play baseball in their backyards. Go to the local athletic field and watch the children play in their le...

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In the New York Times, Sam Robert's article about sports careers gave the statistic that, "The average major league baseball career is less than 12 years and the average football player's career is less than six years" (Roberts), which is why many players turn to steroid use. ... Unmonitored steroid use continued until 2004; at that time the league began to test players. ... The main reason, it to stop unwanted growth in major body parts. ... The risks and money are worth the reward of a prolonged career in the majors, which is every player's ultimate goal. ...

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