In 2009, Schmidt broke the stories that David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez [REF] and Sammy Sosa[REF] were among the roughly 100 players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.
In 2010, Schmidt broke the story about how the firm of baseball super agent Scott Boras had provided tens of thousands of dollars in loans to a young prospect, raising questions about whether Boras' firm had broken rules designed to prevent players from being exploited [REF].