THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SARASOTA, Fla. — Miguel Tejada manned a new position and moved to the next phase of his career at the Baltimore Orioles’ first full-squad workout.
Tejada is moving over from shortstop to third base after rejoining the Orioles, who signed him to a one-year deal last month. He took ground balls Tuesday from infield coach Juan Samuel and launched monstrous home runs during batting practice
Tejada said the move to third base is "real exciting."
Tejada’s name surfaced in the Mitchell Report the day after he was traded from Baltimore to Houston in 2007. He later admitted to an age discrepancy and received a year’s probation for lying to congressional investigators about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Having put that behind him, he says he now he feels like he starting a new career.
