Former Boston Red Sox slugger released the following statement after news broke that he …
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Updated: Thursday, 07 May 2009, 1:47 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 07 May 2009, 1:45 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (WPRI) - Former Boston Red Sox slugger released the following statement after news broke that he was being suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance.
"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now."
"I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons. I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation.
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