... died in October 2004 of a drug overdose at age 41. "Ken Caminiti broke my heart," Maker said. Last November, former AL MVP Jose Canseco was in federal court not far from Petco Park to plead guilty to a misdemeanor of trying to bring HCG across ...

... were announced at Fenway Park, and acknowledged the cheering crowd with a wave. Teammate Dustin Pedroia, the reigning AL MVP, passed Texas' Ian Kinsler in a close vote at second base and left fielder Jason Bay also won a spot in the lineup ...

... season while filling in for injured second baseman Akinori Iwamura, Zobrist can also play the outfield. Pedroia, the 2008 AL MVP, falls short this year. Shortstop Even at 35, Derek Jeter remains a consistent offensive force for the Yankees. His ...

... trying to prove Bonds lied when he told a grand jury he never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. A three-time AL MVP, Rodriguez has hit 553 career homers. At age 33, the All-Star third baseman is the highest-paid player in baseball ...

... all time." He said he didn't do it before that and quit during spring training in 2003, before the first of three AL MVP seasons, because "I've proved to myself and to everyone that I don't need any of that." He was traded to the New ...

... better." Rodriguez was examined by a specialist Wednesday in Colorado. On Thursday, it was announced the three-time AL MVP has a tear in his hip. The Yankees said they think he can avoid surgery. The injury was the latest blow for a Dominican ...

... time, but doesn't expect it to happen again. "They're going to come out ready for us," said Morneau, the 2006 AL MVP. Jones, a longtime slugger with Atlanta, said he's particularly focussed on erasing the memories of that loss to Canada ...

... Houston Astros for five players on Wednesday, giving the 2002 AL MVP a fresh start on a team looking to boost its lineup. The ... I'll do great in that city," Tejada said. The 2002 AL MVP with Oakland is owed $13 million in each of the next two ...

... accomplishments and regarded him as the greatest pitcher to ever play the game." But, having called on Canseco to give up his 1988 AL MVP award, and noting also the unrefuted evidence against Barry Bonds, Schilling acknowledged he could not avoid questioning ...

... false statements. This is the same House panel that asked the Justice Department last month to look into whether 2002 AL MVP Miguel Tejada lied when he told committee investigators in 2005 that he never took performance-enhancing drugs and had ...