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Mark McGwire comes clean, admits steroids use — NEW YORK — Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. — McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.
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Mike Fish / MLB:
Mark McGwire was named in FBI steroid probe in '93 — Greg Stejskal didn't need Mark McGwire coming clean Monday about his nearly decade-long steroid usage to know the real story. Stejskal, a retired FBI agent, uncovered the details of McGwire's doping regimen from informants almost two decades ago and …
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Steve Trachsel feels vindicated for giving up Mark McGwire's No. 62 — GREENWICH, Conn. - For more than 11 years, Steve Trachsel has lived on the wrong side of history, having served up Mark McGwire's 62nd home run. Of course, the former Mets' right-hander (a Cub at the time) …
Associated Press:
McGwire admits steroid use … NEW YORK (AP) — Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. — Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long — that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run king.
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
McGwire admits to steroid use — Will appear on MLB Network tonight to discuss admission — ST. LOUIS — Mark McGwire acknowledged on Monday that he used steroids during his Major League playing career, including in 1998 when he broke Major League Baseball's single-season home run record.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
The How-To of an Admission in the Steroid Era — The strategy that Mark McGwire used on Monday to lay out his admission to using steroids demonstrated that lessons were learned from other baseball stars who preceded him in making mea culpa about their drug use.
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Mark McGwire admits using steroids — Buzz up! — NEW YORK - Mark McGwire finally came clean, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. McGwire said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.
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New York Post:
Yank Signings and Damon Update — The Yankees have signed lefty reliever Royce Ring, and outfielders Reid Gorecki and David Winfree to minor-league contracts, the Post has learned. Meanwhile, their chances to re-sign Johnny Damon remained remote. — The Yankees are telling agents …
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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Minor League Transactions — The transactions update you've been clamoring for is here . . . in part. This installment takes us up through the end of 2009. We'll get caught up next week. — Bear in mind that these transactions updates come directly from the horse's mouth.
Bob Allen / Associated Press:
McLane enters into negotiations for sale of Astros — HOUSTON — Eyewitness Sports has learned that Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane could be on the verge of selling the team. — [SPORTS BLOG: Read the latest from the Eyewitness Sports team] — This past weekend …
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Howard Megdal / MLB Rumors:
Blue Jays, Mets Interested In Delgado — AOL Fanhouse's Ed Price tweets, the Mets have seen Carlos Delgado in Puerto Rico twice, and plan to see him once more. Price adds that Delgado “is not moving well”. Price adds that the Blue Jays, Delgado's first team, might be a “more likely landing spot.”
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs have eyes on free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets — The Cubs plan to make a run at free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets, who will work out for teams later this month. — General manager Jim Hendry declined to comment, but he spoke to Sheets' agent at the winter meetings in Indianapolis …
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats were in Chapman race until end — Kasten remains excited, despite missing out on Cuban — WASHINGTON — The Nationals tried hard to acquire left-hander Aroldis Chapman until Saturday night, when Chapman decided to sign a six-year, $30 million deal with the Reds.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Selig Says Steroid Era Is Basically Over — Over Bud Selig's 17-year tenure as the head of Major League Baseball, he has made peace with the players union, internationalized the game, introduced interleague play and overseen a solid growth in team revenue. — But despite all these accomplishments …
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Larry Granillo / Wezen Ball:
Calculating Charlie Brown's Wins, Losses, & Other Stats: Introduction — There are a few certainties in life: death, taxes, writers making moronic decisions in the Hall of Fame vote, and Charlie Brown's baseball team getting trounced every summer. — For fifty years, Charlie Brown took …
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Ken Gurnick / Hot Stove Blog:
Dodgers Sign Dohmann, Green, Reyes — The Dodgers signed free agents Scott Dohmann, Nick Green and Argenis Reyes to Minor League contracts with an invitation to Spring Training. — Dohmann, a 32-year-old right-handed pitcher, pitched for Hiroshima in Japan last year until he was released.
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Rafael Nadal / Yahoo! Sports:
Pirates shed talent, wait for prospects — Editor's note: Yahoo! Sports will examine the offseason of every MLB team before spring training begins in mid-February. Our series continues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. — 2009 record: 62-99 — Finish: Sixth place, National League Central
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