Ortiz, Manny Tested Positive in '03

STEROIDS

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 2:38PM EDT / Published Jul. 30, 2009 9:14AM EDT

Whoever is dishing the dirt on the results of the secret steroid tests Major League Baseball carried out in 2003 does not have many fans in the players' union. The latest sluggers to have reportedly tested positive? Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the super-popular duo that led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series victory in 2004, their first since 1918. Manny, the colorful left-fielder known as one of the most dangerous hitters in baseball history, already tested positive for performance enhancing drugs this season and has served a 50-game suspension. Thursday's revelation marks the first time David Ortiz has been directly linked with a positive test. The New York Times implies that Ortiz's statistics arouse some suspicion: In 2002 the Minnesota Twins "effectively cut him after failing to trade him." The next year he set career-high numbers, that continued to improve the following four seasons.

Read it at The New York Times

Eric Adams’ Legal Defense Trust Ditches Dietl Over NSFW Rant

The fund’s counsel said Adams believes no one should be spoken to “in such a disrespectful way.”

Kanye West Accused of Punching Man in the Face: TMZ

The rapper allegedly punched a man who, according to Ye’s rep, had “sexually assaulted” his wife, Bianca Censori.

Here’s How Stormy Daniels Was Served With Trump Case Papers

Trump’s legal team is in a battle for information regarding the porn actor—and say they’ve got a photo to prove their case.

Quentin Tarantino Is Scrapping ‘The Movie Critic’: Report

The director “simply changed his mind” on the project, which was set to shoot this year with Brad Pitt in the leading role, according to Deadline.

New Tell-All Book About Beckhams Promises Secrets and Sex

“The Beckhams made sure that quite a lot of people wouldn’t talk to me. But I did find enough people to talk to and got a lot of very interesting revelations,” Tom Bower said.

Dutch Princess Reportedly Fled to Spain Over Kidnap Fears

Alarming threats interrupted her studies at Amsterdam University.

Scorsese Eyes Sinatra Biopic With DiCaprio and J. Law

The aging director wants to make a movie about Frank Sinatra’s life, but he’ll have to go through Sinatra’s daughter Tina, who controls his estate.

Texas Water Hack Likely Linked to Russian Spy Agency: Report

The infamous hacking group Sandworm may be branching out, a Mandiant report finds.

Ortiz, Manny Tested Positive in '03