Armando Benitez News

March 16, 2013; Dunedin, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Adam Lind works out prior to the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

Bud Harrelson received an unwanted piece of fan mail on November 3, 1973. Roughly a month after the Mets shortstop and Pete Rose incited a bench-clearing brawl midway through Game Three of the NLCS, Harrelson got a letter from National League president Chub Feeney informing him that the fisticuffs had incurred a $250 fine.

With yesterday's news that former All-Star closer Armando Benitez has signed with the Long Island Ducks , 41-year-old Armando Benitez heads to the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League to try and revive a career that most believe ended years ago.

By taking two out of three games on the road against the New York Yankees to improve to 16-9 this season, the Orioles are off to one of their best starts in team history.