LATEST STORIES FROM BASEBALL'S STEROID ERA
Jose Guillen Linked to HGH Shipment, Federal Investigation
San Francisco Giants outfielder, Jose Guillen, has been linked once again to performance enhancing drugs during a federal investigation. According to the New York Times, Guillen’s wife signed for a shipment of human growth hormone that was delivered by undercover agents after it was intercepted while en route from the Dominican Republic.
According to the Times’ sources, the...
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October 29, 2010
Ronny Paulino Suspended 50 Games
Florida Marlins catcher, Ronny Paulino was suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Paulino will not contest the result and his suspension will start immediately and carry into the beginning of next season.
Paulino claimed that the positive test resulted from a diet pill that was not approved by major league baseball...
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August 21, 2010
Roger Clemens Indicted For Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
Roger Clemens has been indicted for making false statements to Congress during his February 2008 hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The alleged false statements came during a sometimes contentious hearing featuring contradictory testimony by Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, about Clemens’ use of performance enhancing drugs.
According to the New
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August 19, 2010
Edinson Volquez Suspended 50 Games for Fertility Drug
Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Edinson Volquez, tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and has been suspended 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Volquez, recovering from Tommy John Surgery, will serve his entire suspension while on the disabled list.
Volquez claims his positive test was the result of taking a fertility drug prescribed
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April 22, 2010
MLB To Implement HGH Blood Testing in Minor Leagues
According to the New York Times, Major League Baseball will institute blood testing for human growth hormone in the minor leagues as early as this year. MLB will also attempt to get the players union to accept blood testing at the Major League level.MLB issued a statement in response to the Times’ questions which included the following:"We are consulting with our experts concerning...
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February 24, 2010
First Analytical HGH Positive Test in UK Rugby, MLB Implications
The world’s first analytical positive test for human growth hormone is in the books. Professional rugby player, Terry Newton provided a blood sample to the United Kingdom Anti-Doping agency (UKAD) in November. When the test cam back positive, Newton was banned for two years and his team, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats terminated his contract. Newton did not contest the results according to the
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February 23, 2010
Mark McGwire Steroids Admission Reactions
Mark McGwire’s admission of steroid use was met with great skepticism, and understandably so. While most found McGwire’s admission evasive at best, fans still gave him a standing ovation before his February 17th press conference, his first public appearance since his interview with Costas. Most people however seem put off by McGwire’s insistence that the steroids didn’t provide...
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February 12, 2010
Mark McGwire Admits Using Steroids, Issues Statement
When it was revealed in October that McGwire had been hired as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach, it became inevitable that he would have to address the steroid allegations with the media. It would be his first public statements about performance enhancing drugs since he famously declined "to talk about the past" during the Congressional hearings in 2005.That day has...
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January 12, 2010
Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz on 2003 Steroid List
Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball’s 2003 "survey" testing according to the New York Times’ Michael Schmidt. Schmidt, citing "lawyers with knowledge of the results did not identify for which drug or drugs the Red Sox sluggers tested positive. The information about Ramirez and Ortiz emerged through...
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July 30, 2009
2003 Steroid List Another Hoax? Rotoinfo Publishes "Unconfirmed" List
Rotoinfo, a fantasy sports information site has published a list of players who supposedly tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball’s 2003 anonymous survey testing (see below). The site describes the list as "rumored" and "unconfirmed" but maintains the source of the list as “trusted.”Deadspin (among others) was quick to discredit...
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June 30, 2009
Sammy Sosa Tested Positive for PED in 2003 Survey Testing
According to the New York Times, Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 players to test positive for a performance enhancing drug in Major League Baseball’s 2003 supposedly anonymous survey testing. The Times’ Michael Schmidt, cited "lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results" but said they did not know for which drug Sosa had tested positive.There has been a legal battle...
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June 16, 2009
Richard Thomas, Florida Based PED Dealer, May Implicate Washington Nationals Players
A major steroid bust in Florida may implicate players from the Washington Nationals. Former bodybuilder and personal trainer, Richard “Andy” Thomas, arrested for importing and distributing steroids, told police that he sold steroids to players on the Nationals and the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals. Thomas and his wife, Sandra, were both charged with ten counts...
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June 11, 2009
Manny Ramirez Suspension Breakdown, HCG, DHEA
The Los Angeles Times has the complete breakdown of the Manny Ramirez suspension. Ramirez was ultimately suspended for a Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) prescription found after a spring training drug test revealed elevated levels of testosterone. Elevated testosterone levels are discovered through a testosterone-epitestosterone (T:E) ratio test. A normal T:E ratio is 1:1. According to the
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May 27, 2009
A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez Released, MLB Investigating
Selena Roberts’ much hyped book, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, was released May 4. The New York Times had already reported that Major League Baseball began investigating Rodriguez shortly after meeting with MLB officials on March 1. According to the Times, MLB "heightened" its investigation when learning that allegations in the book contradicted what Rodriguez...
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May 09, 2009
Manny Ramirez Suspended 50 Games for HCG, Investigation by MLB, Artificial Testosterone
Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball under its Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. According to ESPN, Ramirez was suspended for using Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) after high levels of testosterone detected during a Spring Training drug test triggered an investigation. HCG is a fertility drug often used by athletes between cycles of steroids and
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May 07, 2009
JC Romero Sues Supplement Maker After Suspension
JC Romero has filed a lawsuit against Ergopharm, Inc. and Proviant Technologies, the manufacturer and distributor of 6-OXO Extreme, the supplement that Romero claims caused him to test positive for androstenedione (or a derivative) on August 26 2008. Romero appealed his suspension but Major League Baseball ruled Romero "negligent" and his suspension was upheld.Romero...
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May 01, 2009
Alex Rodriguez Steroids Allegations in New Book, New York Yankees, High School
The New York Daily News’ Tracy Conner is reporting details from Selena Roberts soon to be released book, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez. According to Conner, Roberts claims that Rodriguez may have been using steroids as early as high school as well as during his time with the New York Yankees beginning in 2004.Roberts and David Epstein first reported that Rodriguez had tested positive
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April 30, 2009
Ramon Scruggs Investigation, Troy Glaus, Ismael Valdez, Scott Schoeneweis, Todd Greene
More information from the investigation of Dr. Ramon Scruggs has come to light in a provocative article by The New York Times’ Michael Schmidt. Privy to evidence that is part of the government’s investigation of Scruggs, Schmidt tells the story of Troy Glaus, Ismael Valdez, Scott Schoeneweis, and Todd Greene.Scruggs has been under investigation since at least 2007, when an Albany DA based
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April 12, 2009
Mike Piazza Steroids Allegations in The Rocket That Fell To Earth
According to Jeff Pearlman’s new book about Roger Clemens, The Rocket That Fell To Earth, former MLB catcher and Clemens foe, Mike Piazza, used steroids and admitted it to at least one unnamed reporter. The book traces Clemens life from being born in Dayton, Ohio, to becoming a Major League superstar and prominent player in the steroid era. The portions about Piazza have received the most press
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March 26, 2009
Giants Prospect Kelvin Pichardo Suspended 50 Games for Violating MLB Drug Policy
San Francisco Giants prospect, Kelvin Pichardo, tested positive for a performance enhancing drug and has been suspended 50 games for violating MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.Pichardo has never appeared in a major league game but was on the Giants 40-man roster and therefore subject to the major league portion of the drug agreement. He becomes the third player suspended in 2009
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March 24, 2009
Physical Evidence Contains Performance Enhancing Drugs and Roger Clemens DNA
According to the New York Times, government investigators have found performance-enhancing drugs among the drug paraphernalia Brian McNamee claims he used to inject Roger Clemens with steroids and/or human growth hormone. Federal authorities investigating Roger Clemens on perjury charges have found performance-enhancing substances on the drug paraphernalia that his former trainer said he used to
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March 12, 2009
Barry Bonds Perjury Trial Delayed by Appeal
The government filed a last-minute appeal of judge Susan Illston’s ruling that some evidence would not be admitted to Barry Bonds’ perjury and obstruction of justice trial which was set for Mar. 2. According to ESPN legal expert, Lester Munson, the appeal could delay the trial over a year and a half.The Administrative Office (AO) of the federal courts, which is the Elias Sports Bureau of the
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March 06, 2009
Alex Rodriguez Press Conference, Boli, Cousin Yuri Sucart, Fallout
Eight days after Alex Rodriguez admitted using a “banned substance” in an interview with ESPN’s Peter Gammons, Rodriguez held his much anticipated press conference at spring training. This time around, Rodriguez admitted using an “over the counter” substance he called “Boli” that his cousin (later identified as Yuri Sucart) purchased in the Dominican Republic. Rodriguez...
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March 04, 2009
Alex Rodriguez and Selena Roberts, Accusations, Police Reports, Subpoenas
Once again in the Steroid Era, a reporter has become part of the story. During his interview with Peter Gammons, Alex Rodriguez said he was "upset" that Selena Roberts, who broke the story (along with David Epstien) about Rodriguez’s positive drug test in 2003, was paid by Sports Illustrated to “stalk” him.Rodriguez claimed that Roberts had been thrown out of his...
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February 12, 2009
Miguel Tejada Charged With Lying to Congressional Investigators, Pleads Guilty
Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional investigators. According to the Washington Post, Tejada is charged with making false statements to congressional investigators about conversations he had with other players about performance enhancing drugs. Tejada will reportedly plead guilty.The charge came in "a criminal information," a document that can be filed only with the
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February 10, 2009
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