After a year of professional, legal, medical and substance abuse problems, Dmitri Young was on the bottom rung of baseball when he arrived at spring training with the Washington Nationals in February. All he had was a non-guaranteed minor league contract, a warning there would be “zero tolerance” if he caused any trouble and a generous dose of self-doubt.
Posted: October 2nd, 2007.
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