St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jaime Garcia throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, July 20, 2008, in St. Louis. AP Photo logo AP Photo 18 months ago

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jaime Garcia throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, July 20, 2008, in St. Louis.

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  2. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols passes through a red curtain to enter the area where he will sign autographs for fans at the Cardinals' annual Winter Warm-Up event Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, in St. Louis. Earlier, the National League MVP offered his support to the Cardinals' new hitting coach Mark McGwire, who admitted a week ago that he used steroids while breaking the single-season home run record.
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  7. San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds waves to the crowd after leaving the game after batting in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres during their MLB National League baseball game in San Francisco, California in this September 26, 2007 file photo. Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant in San Francisco. The home run record holder will not be returning to Major League Baseball, his agent said on Thursday, effectively confirming the player's retirement. Bonds, who faces charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use, has not played in the past two seasons but had never formally retired. His agent Jeff Borris told The San Francisco Chronicle though that he saw no chance of a return for the 45-year-old slugger, who technically is still a free agent.
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.

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