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Prior to MLB's 2015 policy on domestic violence, no club took disciplinary action against a player accused of or arrested for domestic violence until the Boston Red Sox suspended Wil Cordero in 1997 following a domestic violence arrest. [5][6] In March 2016, the league suspended Aroldis Chapman for 30 games following an alleged incident between ...
While a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Howe was banned from baseball in June 1991 for failing his seventh drug test. Howe was arrested in December for buying two grams of cocaine in a federal drug investigation and pleaded to a lesser charge in April 1992. [254] New York Yankees: New York (New York City) November 7, 1996 (sentencing)
Yasiel Puig Valdés (/ ˈjɑːsiɛl ˈpwiːɡ / YAH-see-el PWEEG, Spanish: [ˈpwiɣ]; born December 7, 1990) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball right fielder for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. [1] He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians.
Chad David Curtis (born November 6, 1968) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Curtis played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2001 for the California Angels, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. Curtis compiled a .264 career batting average and hit 101 home runs.
Jay Gibbons was suspended at the end of the 2008 season. J. C. Romero was suspended for 50 games in 2009. Manny Ramírez was suspended under Major League Baseball's drug policy in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, Pablo Ozuna was suspended 50 games while in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Jenrry Mejía was the first player to violate MLB's drug ...
Toronto Blue Jays (1984 – 1985) Willie Mays Aikens (born October 14, 1954) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Toronto Blue Jays between 1977 and 1985. He had established himself as one of the top sluggers in the game before drugs ...
Pitched a no-hitter on May 14, 1996. New York Mets No. 16 retired. New York Mets Hall of Fame. Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964), nicknamed " Dr. K " and " Doc ", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the ...
Ugueth Urtaín Urbina Villarreal (/ uːˈɡɛt ʊərˈbiːnə /; born February 15, 1974) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. A two-time All-Star, Urbina led the National League in saves with 41 in the 1999 season and helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series. He is the only player in major league history ...