Mike Jacobs becomes the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30 year-old Rockies minor league first baseman, who has played for the Mets, Marlins, and Royals, is handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH.

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Mike Jacobs becomes the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30 year-old Rockies minor league first baseman, who has played for the Mets, Marlins, and Royals, is handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH.

Leading 1 – 0 entering the bottom of the 9th, the Rangers cough up the game when reliever Mike Adams gives up a two-run walk-off home run to Angels rookie Mark Trumbo. A loss by the Angels would have virtually eliminated them from contention in the AL West; with the win, they are 6 games behind Texas and still have a glimmer of hope.

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Leading 1 – 0 entering the bottom of the 9th, the Rangers cough up the game when reliever Mike Adams gives up a two-run walk-off home run to Angels rookie Mark Trumbo. A loss by the Angels would have virtually eliminated them from contention in the AL West; with the win, they are 6 games behind Texas and still have a glimmer of hope.

1B Mike Jacobs, currently playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the Pacific Coast League, is the first North American professional athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. He receives a 50-game suspension from Major League Baseball, and is released by the parent Colorado Rockies.

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1B Mike Jacobs, currently playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the Pacific Coast League, is the first North American professional athlete to test positive for human growth hormone. He receives a 50-game suspension from Major League Baseball, and is released by the parent Colorado Rockies.