first baseball player suspended for drug use?
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Palmeiro suspended for steroids policy violation\n\nfirst "big league" player
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First stadium to have its entire field covered by AstroTurf, except for the cutouts around the bases and pitcher’s mound. \nFirst Hit: Felix Millan, June 30, 1970. \nFirst Home run: Hank Aaron, June 30, 1970. \nFirst Presidential Visit: Richard Nixon, July 14, 1970. \nFirst Upper deck Home run: Tony Perez, August 11, 1970. \nFirst World Series game ever played on artificial turf: October 10, 1970. \nFirst No-hitter: Ken Holtzman, June 3, 1971. \nFirst Pitcher ever to pitch a No-hitter and hit two Home runs in the same game: Rick Wise, June 23, 1971. \nHank Aaron ties the all-time Home run record with number 714: April 4, 1974. \nFirst stadium to display Metric distances on the outfield walls (100.58 meters down the lines, 114.30 to the alleys, 123.13 to center): 1976. \nHighest season attendance, 2,629,708: 1976. \nFirst Rain checks issued: August 30, 1978. \nFirst player to Hit for the Cycle: Mike Easler, June 12, 1980. \nPete Rose breaks the all-time Hit record with number 4,192: September 11, 1985. \nFirst player ever to be Caught stealing four times in one game: Robby Thompson, June 27, 1986. \nFirst Perfect game: Tom Browning, September 16, 1988. \nLongest Home run, 473': Mark McGwire, May 5, 2000.\n\nRiverfront/ Cinergy was pretty damn historic
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By professional baseball, we'll go as the real definition.  Someone who is paid to play, including minor leagues.\n\nThat would be Bud Fowler, who was a minor league pitcher in 1878.\nCatcher Fleet Walker was the first Major League player in 1883.\nCharlie Grant was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1902 and played in spring training, who claimed his was an Indian in order to get around the color barriers, but was released when the plan was revealed by another owner.\nThen there were all the Negro Leagues, which were considered Professional leagues.\nWhile deserving of praise, Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB), but not the first professional black baseball player.\n\n(And his number has not been retired by the NY Yankees, since Marino Rivera is still actively wearing it, but will be retired upon Rivera's retirement).
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HE SHOULD GET OUT OF THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MY TURN TO TALK.HE GOT STEROIDS AND HAS TO BE SUSPENDED FROM THE GAME.IT IS NO OTHER PLAYERS BECAUSE SOME TEAMS DON'T HAVE STEROID PEOPLE.DIE BARRY BONDS(RASPBERRY)
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Jimmy Piersall - it was his 100th home run. He had bipolar disorder, and actually said in his autobiography, "Probably the best thing that ever happened to me was going nuts. Whoever heard of Jimmy Piersall, until that happened?"\n\nAfter that, running the bases backwards was prohibited, as it was a travesty of the game.
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Most consecutive would be held by a man named Luke Appling who once fouled off 17 straight pitches before hitting a triple. The most foul balls in one at bat is held by Roy Thomas who once fouled off 22 pitches. Recently, Alex Cora fouled off 14 straight and then hit a homerun on the 18th pitch of the at bat.
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I couldn’t find anybody with that name to have played baseball.  Thou he may have played under another name you may want to check out this site http://www.baseball-reference.com/
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Larry Doby on July 5, 9147 with the Cleveland Indians\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_First_MLB_Black_Player_by_Team_and_Date
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How do you define worst player?A bust?Rick Ankiel of the Cardinals,Todd Von Poppel.There is a list longer than my arm of players that were supposed to make it big in the majors,and never came close to expectations.
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he shouldn't be declared as a record breaker.\nthe guy was on steroids, that's cheating.\n\nDEREK JETER ROCKS!
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Bill Martin -\n\n1983 - American League president Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees manager Billy Martin for the 2nd time this season because of continuing abuse of umpires. Martin is suspended for two games for calling umpire Dale Ford "a stone liar" after a July 31st game with the White Sox. He earned a 3-game suspension earlier this year for kicking dirt on umpire Drew Coble.
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In MLB, it would be Jose Cansucko from Havana, Cuba in 1999, just a bit before Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa. Let's see if there will be a foreign born player not all roided up that can hit over 400 homers.\n\nIn Japan, Saduharu Oh smacked over 800 homers and he did it long ago. So he would reall be the first one.
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I remember a Mets pitcher with that last name. In his first appearance in the big leagues, 1973, as a reliever, he walked two batters in a row in the late innings agains the Pirates. This two teams were in  a dog fight  to win the National East. When the manager( Yogui Berra?)  replaced him, he dashed out of there. He became pretty good after that. Sorry, nostalgia.
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no the player can not.. he is under contract by mlb and all minor league teams are farm clubs of the majors
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Prince Fielder...good start to his career so far.
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Alleged wife beater ....\n\nNothing will or should happen to him until his guilt is determined. Remember in this country you are innocent until proven guilty ...\n\nIf he is found to be guilty, I would imagine that his criminal penalty will be light, and his MLB consequences will not be all that great either. I would guess some community service ....The Phillies will certainly not release him as he is too talented for that (sad statement but true). Another team would pick him up in a heartbeat.
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Your question is extremely interesting for several reasons.  First of all to answer your question, no, Cal Ripkin Jr. is on a different plain of baseball existence that McGwire.  Cal did it the right way and that makes all the difference.  McGwire took "Andro", among other HGH prior to the drugs being banned.  He admitted that in 1998 during a TV interview while pursuing Maris's record.  The problem I have is this.Whether the drugs were legal or illegal, McGwire knowingly took them, to take unfair advantage of his peers.  That is without honor as far as I'm concerned.  He should never be allowed in the hall of fame.  The integrity of the game is at stake and it's time the sports writers association be held accountable come the January vote.\n\nThe other aspect of McGwire getting into the hall would be what could only be considered a very uncomfortable situation in Cooperstown at the induction ceremony.  Can you imagine what that would be like?  How many hall of famers would actually show up knowing this guy cheated his way to Cooperstown?  And how about his acceptance speech?  Who would he thank, Squibb laboratories for the chemically enhanced home runs?\n\nI plan to attend the induction ceremonies in August because I've been a big fan of both Ripkin and Tony Gwynn.  I'd hate to see the weekend spoiled by the presence of Mark McGwire.