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| April 07, 2003 | Rosenthal, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Offers, Miguel Tejada had offers. Not free-agent offers--those are coming in the off-season. The offers Tejada received this past winter were invitations to functions in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Palm Springs--offers he never imagined when he was growing up poor in the Dominican Republic, offers he warranted as the American League MVP.

Tejada, the Oakland A's shortstop, rejected at least 20 such proposals, says one of his agents, Diego Benz. He preferred to stay at home in the Dominican with his wife, Alesandra, and two children, Alexa, 4, and Miguel, 1. To the surprise of even his own countrymen, he preferred to play winter ball.

"After he became a star, we ...

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