Elijah Dukes is at it Again
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Jonathan C. Mitchell | Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
According to Abbie VanSickle of the Tampa Bay Times a teen who lived in the foster care of a relative of Rays OF Elijah Dukes has told police the Rays outfielder got her pregnant.
Detectives believe the sex was consensual and no crime was committed, but the incident has prompted a state review of the foster home. The girl was 17 when she became pregnant, but has since turned 18 and left the foster home.
The inquiry took place in late May, days before a judge barred Dukes from contacting his estranged wife.
The girl, who expects to give birth in November, told investigators she and Dukes had sonsentual sex but Dukes got angry when she confronted him about the pregnancy.
Chris Costello, spokesman for the Rays, said the team would have no official comment, and niether would Dukes. - TBT
This just disgusts me. I’m tired of hearing about Dukes, and I’m even more tired of seeing him play in the Rays outfield. The Washington Nationals have expressed a lot of interest in Dukes and I think the Rays should pull the trigger on a trade even if it’s for a bucket of batting practice baseballs.
Dukes has been out of the lineup for two days and has been dealing with “personal issues”. Delmon Young has stared both games in CF but has expressed he would rather be in RF.
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- Finally, what all Brewer fans were waiting for: Yovanni Gallardo got the call up to the Majors. Gallardo, 21, is 8-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 13 starts for Triple-A Nashville, and he leads all of Minor League Baseball with 110 strikeouts. According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, if the Brewers can avoid using him out of the bullpen this weekend in Minnesota, Gallardo would make his Major League debut Monday against the San Francisco Giants at Miller Park.
- On the downside for Brewers fans though Chris Capuano got hurt warming up in the bullpen before Wednesday’s game.
- Philles closer Tom Gordon could be back by the end of the month.
- Rays CF/DH Rocco Baldelli is currently in extended spring training and could be back by the end of next week.
- Orioles starting pitcher Adam Lowen is out for the year.
- Bud Selig may be giving Yankees DH Jason Giambi a bit of a suspension.
- Marlins reliever Henry Owens is going back on the DL.
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- Good to see Braves 3B Chipper Jones back yesterday.
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