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MLB.com: [Dmitri] Young frustrated by misconceptions
Published 4/12/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
MLB.com: [Dmitri] Young frustrated by misconceptions A few days after being placed on the disabled list, Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young said he is upset that people in the media are insensitive about the way he looks in a baseball uniform. He doesn’t like that fact people are pointing out that he is out of shape and needs to lose weight. ... “I don’t necessarily need to lose the weight. That’s what everybody is stressing on,” Young said. “Why does that have to be the key point of diabetes? Health is the issue, and insulin is a big part of it. You have to find the right ...

Dmitri Young: Stop Calling Me Fat!
Published 4/13/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: Washington, DC, Nationals, NL East, MLB InjuriesIt's been a roller coaster few years for Dmitri Young. He was released by the Detroit Tigers in 2006 after being charged with domestic abuse, found out he had diabetes, won Comeback Player of the Year in 2007 with the Nats, gained a ton of weight and then lost his starting job to Nick Johnson. The final twist was a back injury that landed him on the disabled list this Tuesday. The dramatic weight gain, he's listed at 298 pounds, has been caused by an ongoing effort to manage his disease with proper diet, lifestyle and insulin. Despite the reasons behind it, it didn't ...