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Article: Grimsley is thrown into drug spotlight: Popular among his teammates, ex-Oriole had desire to keep pitching despite injuries.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2006
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Byline: Childs Walker
Jun. 10--The player at the center of baseball's latest drug controversy, Jason Grimsley, is perhaps more distinguished by the company he kept than anything he did in his 15-year career. He has played with everyone from Lenny Dykstra to Eddie Murray to Derek Jeter. He won two World Series rings as an anonymous bullpen guy for the star-studded New York Yankees of 1999 and 2000. He was the guy who climbed through a false ceiling to swipe Albert Belle's corked bat from the umpires' locker room in 1994. Through it all, he was the ultimate supporting player, a spot starter and middle reliever who never won more than seven games in a season ...
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