Anaheim Angels pitcher Derrick Turnbow became the first major-league baseball player publicly identified as testing positive for a banned steroid.
According to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Turnbow, 25, was at a U.S. national team and Olympic qualifying camp in Tempe, Ariz., when he tested positive Oct. 7 for metabolites of a steroid, either nandrolone or 19-norandrostenedione, both banned by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency. The test does not distinguish between the two, officials said.
– Javier Vazquez agreed to a four-year, $45 million contract with the New York Yankees, who enter the 2004 season with an all-right-handed rotation: Vazquez, Mike Mussina, Kevin Brown, Jose Contreras and Jon Lieber. Vazquez was 13-12 with a 3.24 ERA last season for Montreal.
– Eric Young agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Texas Rangers. He will take on a utility role rather than being a regular second baseman.
– The Mariners have traded third baseman Jeff Cirillo, a bust in Seattle after four .300 seasons in the National League, to the Padres for pitcher Kevin Jarvis, catcher Wiki Gonzalez and infielder Dave Hansen, the Associated Press reported.
