Sentence examples for prominent major from inspiring English sources

Braun is among several prominent major leaguers who have been linked to Biogenesis by news reports.

Tejada, who was the American League's most valuable player in 2002, is the most prominent major leaguer to plead guilty in a case involving performance-enhancing drugs.

The Mets' best chance for a deal is if the Dodgers agree to a package that includes prospects, but the Dodgers are still holding out for prominent major leaguers.

Ruben Gomez, a leading pitcher for the New York and San Francisco Giants in the 1950's and one of the first prominent major leaguers from Puerto Rico, died Monday at his home in San Juan.

After U.S. marines introduced the sport there, it slowly gained popularity until the 1960s, when Juan Marichal, the Alou brothers (Felipe, Mateo, and Jesus), and other Dominicans became prominent major league players.

For the second time in a week, Major League Baseball has suspended a prominent major leaguer for testing positive for an excessive level of testosterone, a clear indication that illegal performance enhancers continue to exist as a stubborn element of the sport despite intensified efforts to eliminate their use.

ATLANTA — All season, Cam Newton has been college football's most prominent drama major.

Wright was the second prominent New York major leaguer to be hurt preparing for the W.B.C.

Graffiti was particularly prominent in major urban centres throughout the world, especially in the United States and Europe; common targets were subways, billboards, and walls.

The partnership was already prominent, with major commissions to its credit, and it would go on to design many of New York's grandest buildings, ranging from the Metropolitan Club at 60th and Fifth to the old Penn Station.

Bobby Avila, the American League batting champion in 1954 when he played for the pennant-winning Cleveland Indians, and one of the first prominent Latin major leaguers in the decade after World War II, died Tuesday in Veracruz, Mexico.