"Its not like Im not going to play the game as hard," he said. Tigers manager Jim Leyland has always been a big fan of Raburns and was pleased his former player

LONDON -- Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, Londons Metropolitan Police said Thursday.Gabriella Taylor was playing in Wimbledons junior tournament when she became sick on July 6 and had to drop out. Her family says she was hospitalized in intensive care and diagnosed with leptospirosis, a bacterial infection spread by animals.Several scientists expressed doubt that 18-year-old Taylor could have been infected deliberately. But her mother, Milena Taylor, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that the bacteria the infection team found is so rare in Britain that we feel this could not have been an accident. Gabrielle was staying in a completely healthy environment during the tournament and wouldnt likely have been accidentally exposed to the bacteria, she said.Londons Metropolitan Police said detectives are investigating an allegation of poisoning with intent to endanger life or cause bodily harm. It said the incident was alleged to have taken place at an address in Wimbledon between July 1 and July 10.The force said no one had been arrested and police are awaiting medical information about what, if any, poison was involved.Health officials say leptospirosis is uncommon in the U.K. There were 71 confirmed cases in England and Wales in 2015, according to Public Health England. The infection can be acquired by touching soil or water contaminated with the urine of infected animals, including cattle, pigs, dogs and particularly rats.It usually causes mild flu-like symptoms, but in some cases can lead to organ failure and internal bleeding.Despite Taylors diagnosis, scientists on Thursday said they doubted she was infected deliberately with the bug that sickened her.Kimon-Andreas Karatzas, an assistant professor of food microbiology at the University of Reading, said the rare bacterium wasnt an obvious candidate as a poison.There are other bacteria that are much easier to find, such as salmonella, often found in raw chicken.Trying to find leptospirosis, its a much more difficult task, Karatzas said.Leptospirosis also has a long incubation period, which makes it difficult to pinpoint the source of an infection, he said. It takes between five and 14 days, and in rare cases up to a month, before symptoms appear.David Mabey, professor of communicable diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said leptospirosis is not a bug you can grow in the lab and is most often contracted by swimming in contaminated water.If you were wanting to poison someone, this would be an extremely roundabout way of going about it, Mabey said. Youd have to catch a rat, make sure it was infected and get it to pee in her bathwater or something.Taylor, who is ranked 381st in the world, tweeted on July 11 that she was in intensive care at Southampton General Hospital in southern England.On Wednesday, she tweeted a picture of herself on a tennis court with the caption: So happy to be back on court!! 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" Released by the Tigers after last season, Raburn has had a major impact in his first year with the Indians, who signed him to a minor league contract in January. Raburn is batting .277 with 13 homers -- third most on the team -- and 38 RBIs in 66 games. Hes made starts in right field (37), left (seven), second base (two) and designated hitter (five), and manager Terry Francona has batted him everywhere but the No. 1 and 2 spot in the order. "Im happy for him," Francona said of the extension. "Im proud for him and Im glad for our team." General manager Chris Antonetti said the Indians approached Raburn before the All-Star break with the idea of the extension. Antonetti said the sides finalized the deal on the morning of Aug. 1, and Raburn went out that day and homered twice in a win over the Chicago White Sox. During the off-season, the Indians identified Raburn as a player who could stabilize their bench. "We always appreciated Ryan playing across the field from us," Antonetti said. 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"Im excited to be able to be here for a few more years." Raburn, who was selected by Detroit in the 2001 draft, said he even considered retirement during the off-season, thats how bad things went for him last year. "I dont think anything went right for me," he said. "Im just grateful Cleveland gave me the opportunity." Raburn said he called his parents on Tuesday night to tell them about his new contract, and said having a multiyear deal will not diminish his drive. "Its not like Im not going to play the game as hard," he said. Tigers manager Jim Leyland has always been a big fan of Raburns and was pleased his former player was rewarded. "Im thrilled," Leyland said. "Im so happy for him. Its well deserved. Hes comfortable here. He has a manager hes going to have a great relationship with. I think things are really going to work out for him." Leyland, too, wanted something back from Raburn. "If I dont get a sleeve of golf balls, Im going to be very disappointed," Leyland said. 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