For me, I think God is the one that decides if I have to take a day off, ... Right now, I feel fine and I'm going to keep playing every day.
"Miguel Odalis Tejada" is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. Tejada has played for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.
Tejada spent his first six seasons in MLB with the Athletics, where he began his streak of 1,152 Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks/consecutive games, that ended with the Orioles on June 22, 2007. He is a six-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. In 2002, he won the American League Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award/Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, and he was the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award/All-Star Game MVP.
Tejada's nickname is "La Guagua" which means "the bus" in certain Spanish dialects, as Tejada was known for his ability to drive in runs. On February 11, 2009, he pleaded guilty to one count of perjury for lying to Congress in his testimony on whether or not Rafael Palmeiro lied about his steroid use.
On August 17, 2013, Major League Baseball suspended Tejada for 105 games for violating the organization's drug policy. It was the third longest, non-lifetime suspension ever issued by MLB for a drug-related violation.
More Miguel Tejada on Wikipedia.Right now I'm in shock. I've never given anybody steroids before. I've been checked out three times already, and I'm clean. I've been clean all my life.
I saw in his eyes that he's really confident, ... That's what we need from him. He has the talent to win games, even when he is not feeling good. He's got the talent to be better than [Zito, Mulder and Hudson] because he has the fastball they don't have. He throws 100 mph. So all he has to do is get the location.
It doesn't bother me because I'm not guilty. I've done nothing wrong. I just gave him B-12, and B-12 is legal. You don't get caught for B-12.
I couldn't concentrate on the game. The only thing I could think about was what had happened to him. He's the last guy you want to see that happen to. He's worked so hard.
It was really special for me because [on the night of Ripken's 2,131st game], I was in my first year in the United States and I was just watching the television, ... At the time, I really didn't understand English, so I didn't know what he did. But the chance to catch the first pitch, that makes me really proud.
I just found out right now.
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