Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, 57, admitted to the team in a press conference on March 17 that he failed a Major League Baseball drug test, which showed him positive for cocaine. Washington did not deny that he had used cocaine, calling his behavor “stupid and shameful,” but said that he had done so only once during the 2009 season. Washington apologized to the players and offered... 

While drug use by players in major league baseball has been the center of public scrutiny for the past decade, for the first time a baseball manager has been in the media for testing positive. Ron Washington, who is the manager of the Texas Rangers, has told the media that he tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season. According to reports, Washington told team president, Nolan Ryan, that if... 

Baseball bad boy Alex Rodriguez’s attorneys are arranging a meeting between the baseball star and federal agents. Rodriguez has agreed to talk with investigators about Canadian doctor Anthony Galea. Galea’s assistant was stopped at the US border and busted for possessing human growth hormone. HGH has been used in the past to boost professional athlete’s performance, but it is illegal. Dr.... 

The New York Mets’ Jose Reyes is now set to undergo medical tests for a possible thyroid imbalance. Doctors at the Mets Spring Training facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida discovered the thyroid imbalance at the end of last week and released the information on Friday last week. Reyes is set to have the tests done in New York and will certainly not see any action during the test day and the two... 

Jay McGwire has written a tell-all book about his famous big brother Mark. Titled “Mark and Me: Mark McGwire and the Truth Behind Baseball’s Worst-Kept Secret,” McGwire’s book is just a cheap scheme designed to cash in on a successful family member’s name. Mark and have not been close for over eight years. According to the elder McGwire, Jay’s son Eric tickled Mark causing him to spill... 

Bobby Bragan, who was often referred to by his well deserved nickname “Mr. Baseball,” died this past Thursday. Bragan, who was 92 years old, passed away in his Fort Worth, Texas home. Bobby Bragan was highly regarded in the Fort Worth area for making baseball a significant sport in Fort Worth. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, Bragan worked as community director of public relations for the Texas Rangers.... 

The former first slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland A’s Mark McGwire admitted Monday he had used steroids for over a decade. “I wish I had never touched steroids. It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologise,” McGwire said. McGwire used steroids for the first time a few times during the winter seasons between 1989 and 1990. McGwire began to use the banned substance... 

He’s the most prized baseball pitcher on the trade market. And the Blue Jays have a tentative agreement that would send star pitcher Roy Halladay to the Phillies. Philadelphia is also discussing a trade that would see Cliff Lee head to Seattle. “The Phillies have been to the world series the last two years, they are definitely a contender and Halladay is a perfect fit to take them to another... 

The first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals Albert Pujols won unanimously voted  as outstanding player in the National League on Tuesday. The Baseball Writers Association of the United States gave him 32 first-place votes, the maximum possible, to enable him to collect 448 points. “Wow, I’m in the same place as Stan Musial,” Pujols said. “It’s pretty special to be on...