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Yeah, and he didn't take steroids either 
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Age ain't nothing but a number, unless you're Miguel Tejada.
The Houston Astros shortstop told the Oakland Athletics when he was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1993 that he was 17. But he was actually 19, meaning he is now 33, two years older than his listed age in the Astros' media guide and other baseball records.
The shortstop made his admission after being approached Tuesday by ESPN.
E:60 correspondent Tom Farrey presented Tejada with a copy of a birth certificate, filed by his father in his hometown of Bani, that showed he was born on May 25, 1974. The document was acquired by a Dominican law firm hired by ESPN after clerks at the town hall in Bani declared -- improperly -- that his records were confidential.
When asked if the birth certificate E:60 acquired was the real one, the former American League MVP said "probably" and walked out of the interview. He said he considered the information "personal."
E:60 plans to air its report on Tejada as part of its April 22 show (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).
"I'm a poor kid that wanted to sign," Tejada told the Houston Chronicle about how he followed a coach's advice in shaving two years off his age. "I'm feeling free now. It's something that I had in my mind."
The Astros' media guide lists Tejada's birthday as May 25, 1976. However, in addition to the birth certificate produced by ESPN, the Chronicle reported that Tejada's green card, driver's license and other legal papers in the United States list his actual birthday as May 25, 1974.
Neyer's blog
The strangest thing about the Tejada story? Rob Neyer wonders why it took so long to break. Story
Tejada was signed out of the Dominican Republic by Juan Marichal, but he said that the Hall of Famer had nothing to do with the age change.
"The thing is I didn't want Houston to find out from somebody else," Tejada told the Chronicle. "I wanted to find out just from my face. I'm a man and I'm responsible for everything. That's why I prefer to come to them and say, 'You know what? That's the way it is and we're moving forward.'
"I was feeling like I had something to say in the last three days. That's why I waited for today to do it," he said.
Astros GM Ed Wade told the Chronicle that Tejada's real age came to light during a media interview.
"Fact of the matter is that he plays like he's 25, so I don't think it really matters a whole lot," Wade told the newspaper. "We're still trying to figure out Jose Cruz Sr.'s age."
***Gordon, I really didn't think you could be this stOOpid, but you exceeded my expectations. Wussy.
Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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I'm sure that he isn't the first and he won't be the last to do this.
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Jose Mesa's rumored to be 47.
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Jose Mesa's rumored to be 47.
I really hate that guy 
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There's been quite a few Latin players that have either lied about their age or actually not known their age in the past. I can't think of any off the top of my head right now, but I know this has happened before...
Joe Thomas made Justin Timberlake change his name. He didn't want wusses to have the same initials...
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I can't think of any off the top of my head right now, but I know this has happened before...
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I think Julio is really 60 
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Jose Mesa's rumored to be 47.
I'd rather wear an Elway Broncos jersey than a Mesa Indians jersey. You expect a player from another team to screw you over....not someone on your own team.
And yes, I consider what he did was screwing us over.
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Ok, I have to admit that if I lived in a 3rd world situation and if I thought making myself younger would help me get out of it and sign a big contract, I might just have to do it too... but at some point he should have come clean...
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See, that's where I get a bad taste in my mouth here.
If I were a poor latin kid, I'd lie about my age as well. The problem I have is HOW he went about "coming clean."
Did anyone see the Sportscenter interview where the reporter confronted him about his real age? He lied about when asked "Why I got to lie?", then when the reporter produced his birth certificate "whi give you that?" he got angry, took off his mic, and babbled while leaving the building as fast as he could, saying stuff like "just talk baseball, I didn't come here to talk about personal stuff." Now, I can forgive the guy for panicking when finally being outed and taken by surprise. But then he tried to play this like HE wanted to tell the Astros himself "before someone else did" and he pretended to "be a man" and acted like he was being a standup guy. Balogna.
He didn't take steroids either 
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Manziel, see Josh Gordon. Dumbass.***
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that "interview" was ridiculous it was like freaking to catch a predator.... seriously espn should be ashamed to air that trash
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NO SHES NOT!!! She still has 2 or 3 years before she hits 60
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Forums DawgTalk Tailgate Forum MIguel Tejada lied about his age;
actually two years older
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