Saturday, February 25, 2006
Juan Gonzalez Desires Comeback
Juan Gonzalez's agent has been contacting major league teams to determine interest in the former slugger's services, but has found no takers. Gonzalez, 36, last year persuaded Cleveland to give him a shot, and was paid $600,000 for one plate appearance in which he failed to reach first base and went out for the rest of the year. Gonzalez was last productive in 2001, when he hit .289 with 35 homers in 532 ABs for the Tigers.
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.