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OAKLAND, Calif. Marshawn Lynch Game Jersey . -- Suspended pitcher Bartolo Colon is getting a second chance with the Oakland Athletics, agreeing to terms on a $3 million, one-year contract that includes potential performance bonuses. The AL West champions made the announcement Saturday. The 39-year-old Colon was suspended for 50 games on Aug. 22 after testing positive for testosterone. The ban will run five games into the 2013 season. The former Cy Young winner went 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 24 starts for Oakland last season, his 15th in the majors. "We wanted to bring him back -- everybody, Bob (manager Melvin), me, everybody," general manager Billy Beane said. "We ended up with a very good rotation, a young and talented rotation. But we wanted to find a veteran guy. In Bartolos case, based on the production, he was cost effective and good. Its pretty hard to find that type of pitcher at that cost on a short-term deal." Oakland could have a spot at the back end of its rotation after lefty Dallas Braden chose free agency rather than accept a minor league assignment. The status of free agent Brandon McCarthy, the 2012 opening day starter, is unclear after he was hit in the head by a line drive Sept. 5 and needed brain surgery. He hopes to re-sign with Oakland. Beane said the As have watched Colon throw at winter ball. "Once again, hes still got five games to serve on the suspension. The punishment is handed down by Major League Baseball, it is served and then at that point we move forward," Beane said. "He threw in winter ball a few times and we were down there. That made us more comfortable going forward." Colon lost the remaining $469,945 of his $2 million base salary for the 2012 season. He also earned $750,000 in performance bonuses based on starts and $150,000 based on innings, which were not impacted by the suspension. A two-time All-Star with a 171-122 career record, the burly right-hander won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award after going 21-8 for the Angels. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported that Colon will earn $3 million in base salary plus incentives. Russell Wilson Youth Jersey . "Guess were going to have to start taping ankles away from the ballpark, too," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Patton is part of an outstanding bullpen that has kept Baltimore in contention for a playoff berth. K.J. Wright Limited Jersey . Hingis, a winner of five Grand Slam singles titles, won consecutive singles titles in Canada in 1999 and 2000, the latter tournament in Montreal. The 31-year-old Swiss great addressed the Uniprix Stadium crowd in French, attributing her improved skills in the language to lessons from her husband, show jumper Thibault Hutin. http://www.nflproshopseahawks.com/leon-washington-jerseys . The move was announced Wednesday prior to Torontos game against the Detroit Tigers. 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He also struck out nine and won his sixth straight decision to run his record to 13-3, while lowering his ERA to 3.44. "I felt pretty good. I was excited to get out there today," said Sabathia, who had been sidelined since Aug.8 because of elbow soreness. Sabathia tossed six scoreless innings to beat the Jays the last time he faced them and is an impressive 13-3 lifetime against them with a 3.00 ERA in 17 starts. New York bounced back from a loss in Mondays opener on Tuesday, as Phil Hughes pitched seven strong innings and Rafael Soriano rebounded from a blown save in the opener to help the Yankees eke out a 2-1 win. Ricky Romero (8-12) pitched well enough to get his first win since June 22, but Torontos offense was limited to four hits, a night after the Blue Jays rallied for an 8-7 win in 11 innings. Romero allowed five hits and the two runs over seven innings, while fanning six batters, but lost his 11th straight decision over a 12-start span. "Ive been worrking hard all week, the guys, everyone has kind of been helping me out through this," Romero said of his struggles. Paul McQuistan Jersey. "Im just going to build off of this." Hughes (13-11) fanned five and the AL East leaders got perfect innings out of David Robertson and Soriano to win for third time in their last eight contests. The Blue Jays, who snapped an eight-game road skid on Monday, got a homer from Adeiny Hechavarria in the fifth inning. It was the first long ball of his major league career, but Toronto lost for the eighth time in its last nine overall. To make matters worse the Jays announced on Tuesday that two-time defending AL home run champion Jose Bautista will have season-ending left wrist surgery next week. He is expected to be ready for spring training. Toronto will rely on lefty J.A. Happ in Wednesdays finale. Happ did not get a decision on Thursday in Detroit, but pitched well, surrendering a run and four hits in 7 1/3 frames. He also struck out seven and walked three in the 3-2 loss. Since being acquired from the Astros, Happ is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA in eight games (4 starts). Happ beat the Yankees back on Aug. 12 and is 1-0 in two starts against them with a 4.63 ERA. The Yanks have won six of 10 from the Jays this season. ' ' '
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