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The Toronto Blue Jays apologized to the Baltimore Orioles and Major League Baseball after a fan at Rogers Centre threw a beer can that narrowly missed the head of Baltimore outfielder Hyun Soo Kim in the American League wild-card game Tuesday night.On the heels of one of the most competitive and exhilarating baseball games in our clubs history, it is extremely unfortunate that the irresponsible actions of one individual would detract from the game on the field and tarnish an otherwise memorable night, the team said in a statement released Wednesday.The team said it will enact heightened security measures and alcohol policies that will ensure the fan experience and safety of everybody involved.The man alleged to have thrown the can has come forward. The incident occurred in the seventh inning of the Blue Jays 5-2 win.Toronto police said they were investigating and on Wednesday evening released a photo of the man they alleged was responsible, urging him to turn himself in.I contacted Toronto police ... and identified myself as the person in the photo, Ken Pagan wrote in an email to The Canadian Press, adding he cannot say much else.The Toronto Sun says it has identified the man in the photo as Pagan,?who says he is in the picture but did not throw the beer.The Blue Jays said that the individual responsible is not welcome back to the stadium. Team spokesman Erik Grosman said Tuesday that the fan was not ejected because he took off before police had a chance to nab him.Major League Baseball has spoken with the Blue Jays about banning cans from the seats at Rogers Centre.Weve also talked to the Blue Jays about the policies with respect to the serving of alcohol, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. No cans, those sorts of things, to make sure that we have as positive an environment going forward as possible.The Toronto Sun, which said Pagan was an employee of Postmedia and formerly of Sun Media, reported earlier Wednesday night it had contacted Pagan and that he suggested the police might not have it right, saying he was drinking out of a cup.The newspaper, owned by Postmedia, also reported that Pagan suggested that the pictures on Twitter?indicate he had a cup in his hand after the can was tossed.Id love to tell you what happened and my story ... but I cant say anything, Pagan said.As Kim settled under a fly ball off the bat of Melvin Upton Jr., the can sailed past him and landed on the turf. Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones angrily pointed into the stands and yelled into the crowd.Baltimore manager Buck Showalter emerged from the dugout and walked all the way to left field to register his displeasure with the umpiring crew before returning to the dugout.Someone threw a beer down at my player, Jones said. Thats about as pathetic as it gets between the lines. You dont do that. I dont care how passionate you think you are. Yell, cuss, scream, tell us were horrible. We get that. Were the opposition. We completely understand that. To throw something at a player, thats as pathetic as it gets.Something like that should never happen. Its the first time for me and hopefully the last, Kim said through an interpreter.In the confusion that followed, Jones said he and Kim were taunted with racial slurs.Ive heard that so much while playing baseball, I dont even care, Jones said. Call me what you want.We hear everything -- people cussing you and flipping you off. I get it. Thats fine. Were here to play baseball, nothing more, nothing less. And to put us in harms way just isnt part of the game. Its not part of any sport.The Blue Jays said the safety of fans, staff, players and visiting teams was paramount and promised to bring in heightened security measures and alcohol rules for future games, though it did not provide details.We hope the focus will remain on the exciting play on the field, and that our fans will express their passionate support for the Blue Jays while demonstrating a level of respect and responsibility that has made Rogers Centre one of the best atmospheres for families and fans of baseball, it said.A number of baseball fans took to Twitter to express their outrage, and distance themselves from what many called inexcusable behavior.Toronto Mayor John Tory, speaking on CFRB radio, called the fan a loon ball.Though Manfred referred to it being a rare ... event in one of our ballparks, this was the third such incident at Rogers Centre in the past three years.Blue Jays fans tossed bottles and debris on the field during Game 5 of last seasons AL Division Series against the Texas Rangers. The fans were upset by the call that let Rougned Odor score from third after catcher Russell Martins throw back to the mound deflected off Shin-Soo Choos bat.In May 2013, a Blue Jays fan threw a drink at Orioles outfielder Nate McLouth during a game at Rogers Centre.Information from ESPNs Jerry Crasnick, The Associated Press and The Canadian Press was used in this report. USA Soccer Pro Shop . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. USA Soccer Shirts . 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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that therapeutic use exemptions for banned substances give an unfair advantage, and suggested athletes who use them should be excluded from major competitions.TUEs allow athletes with medical conditions to take medications that would usually be banned. Their use has been under scrutiny since a hacking group known as Fancy Bears released confidential World Anti-Doping Agency documents listing medical information for many athletes.We need to understand what to do about (TUEs), otherwise we could soon face all records and victories going only to people who are ill with, lets say, chronic illnesses, Putin said, speaking at a sports forum in Russia.Putin suggested putting restrictions on athletes with TUEs.Maybe they can be put in a special category, or their achievements, points, seconds and honors can be considered in a special way, he said.Travis Tygart, the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, called Putins stance laughable, as the entire world has agreed to allow athletes to use medication for documented health needs like birth control, acne, life-saving surgery or established asthma. When approved as required, Tygart said, none of the medicines gives a performance-enhancing advantage.It either shows a clear misunderstanding of the rules or its another attempt to smear innocent athletes in response to the uncovering of Russias state-sponsored doping system that gave athletes a tremendous performance advantage and corrupted the Sochi Olympic Games, Tygart said.Two independent investigations detailed state-sponsored doping inside the Russian sports program, one of which found evidence that dirty Russian urine samples at the Sochi Games had been exchanged with clean ones.At a later meeting Tuesday with sports officials, Putin said all TUEs should be made public, a move that could face significant resistance from athletes, as well as possible legal obstacles related to the confidentiality of medical records.A person should decide, does he want peoplee to know and does he want to do sport? Putin said.dddddddddddd.If athletes dont want their medical status made public, then they shouldnt be competing in high-level sport.Putin did not address WADAs allegation that the documents were released by hackers linked to Russia. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said last month that he would ask the Russian authorities for help to put a stop to the hacking.The Fancy Bears group began posting medical records of Olympians online last month, with U.S. and British athletes making up a large proportion of those targeted. Only selected records have been released. It is not clear how many have been held back and for which reasons.Many of the athletes named in the files have said their medicines are necessary for their health, while others have pointed to TUEs issued as a result of a medical emergency such as a sudden collapse or anaphylactic shock. A substantial minority of the TUEs that were leaked date back several years and concern substances that were closely regulated at the time but are no longer considered potentially performance-enhancing if not abused.Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins use of a TUE for three injections of an anti-inflammatory drug has prompted scrutiny in Britain, though he denies gaining an advantage.Only one Russian, boxer Misha Aloyan, is among the dozens of athletes whose information has been leaked. However, many more Russian athletes are believed to have used TUEs.Putin said last month that we dont support what the hackers have been doing, but what they have done cant fail to attract public attention internationally.The leaks began a month after the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from which many Russian athletes were banned following the investigations into state-sponsored doping. The entire weightlifting team was excluded, while only one track and field athlete was allowed to compete. ' ' '