Major League Season Recap 2005 World Series – Chicago White Sox AL over Houston Astros NL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Jerome Dye Babe Ruth Award – Jerome Dye Championship Series ALCS Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles Angels 4 games to 1 ALCS MVP – Paul Konerko NLCS Houston Astros over St. Louis Cardinals 4 games…
Free agent P Jason Johnson signs a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. Johnson, who went 8-13 with a 4.55 ERA and a career-high 210 innings for the Detroit Tigers last season, joins C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee and Jake Westbrook in one of the American League’s deepest rotations.
The Associated Press reports that baseball took a lot of shots in 2005 from politicians, commentators and players themselves as the sport struggled with steroids. MLB went from no drug policy in 2002 to anonymous testing in 2003, to counseling for positive tests in 2004, to a dozen 10-day suspensions this year. Starting next year, an initial positive test will result in a 50-game suspension, and players will be tested for amphetamines for the first time, with penalties for a second positive result.
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