DALLAS (AP) — Severe thunderstorms in Texas have left at least one person hurt, damaged buildings and flipped small planes at suburban Dallas airport.
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) — Rafael Palmeiro still has power, even at 53.
After hitting more than 500 home runs in the major leagues, Palmeiro went deep Monday night for the first time in his return to baseball with an independent team.
He connected in the fifth inning for the Cleburne Railroaders , who went on to a 4-3 loss in 11 innings against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) — Rafael Palmeiro isn't playing for an independent minor league team at age 53 just so he can be teammates with his son.
Palmeiro said he knows there are people who think he has lost his mind, but he is serious about wanting to make a big league comeback nearly 13 years after his career ended under a cloud when he tested positive for a banned steroid.
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) — Rafael Palmeiro has signed to play for the independent Cleburne Railroaders at age 53, nearly 13 years after his last major league game.
The second-year American Association team announced the deal Wednesday. The Railroaders also signed Palmeiro's 28-year-old son, Patrick, who has played for other independent teams the past three seasons.
Palmeiro said in a statement issued by the team that he was "especially excited to get to do this with my son Patrick."