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Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and Commissioner of Baseball (1920–44).. Prior to 1920, players were banned by the decision of a committee. There were 14 players banned from 1865 to 1920; of those, 12 were banned for association with gambling or attempting to fix games, one was banned for violating the reserve clause, and one was banned for making disparaging remarks.
Major League Baseball has indefinitely banned two New York Yankee fans from all big league stadiums after they made extended contact with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during Game 4 ...
The 24-year-old Venezuelan with 149 games of major league experience became the first active player in a century banned MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get ...
Infielder Orelvis Martínez, the Toronto Blue Jays' top position player prospect, has been suspended for 80 games without pay after violating Major League Baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy.
Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun, who had a drug-related suspension overturned in 2011, made a deal with MLB and accepted a 65-game ban. Two weeks later, New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was suspended through the 2014 season (211 games), and 12 other players were suspended for 50 games. It was the most players ever suspended at one time by ...
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 policy three times.
Mookie Betts made the catch in Game 4 of the World Series last October. And this week, Major League Baseball ruled the New York Yankees' fans who tried interfering with him out, for good.
Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement ...