Author: Dr. Steroids

The New York Times is reporting that the Mitchell investigation into Steroids in baseball have sought the medical records for “dozens” of current and former Major League Baseball players. The report specifically deals with a request sent to the Baltimore Orioles. A baseball source with direct knowledge of the request told the Times that Mitchell had sought records from former Orioles, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Jason Grimsley, David Segui and Fernando Tatis. A similar report from the New York Daily News also included Jerry Hairston Jr., who reportedly ordered human growth hormone from Applied Pharmacy Services in 2004 according to…

Tampa Bay Devil Rays relief pitcher, Juan Salas became the first player suspended under Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Treatment and Prevention Program this year. Salas is the 16th player to be suspended overall, and the 15th positive test (Jason Grimsley was suspended for accepting a shipment of human growth hormone in 2006 but never tested positive after 2003’s anonymous testing). Salas, 28, was having a pretty good season going 1-1 with a 3.95 ERA so far. From the Devil Rays statement after Salas was suspended: “The Tampa Bay Devil Rays fully support Major League Baseball’s drug testing policy. We…

Kirk Radomski reportedly testified in front of the BALCO grand jury the day after his guilty plea for felony charges of distributing steroids and money laundering was filed April 26. ESPN, who has published the redacted version of the affidavit, is reporting that prosecutors had requested that the affidavit in support of a search warrant be sealed until Radomski had testified before the grand jury. The court records were subsequently unsealed after Radomski pleaded guilty April 25th and testified on the 26th. From the request to seal Radomski’s affidavit: “The government intends to call the defendant before the grand jury…

The following quotes are taken word for word from Kirk Radomski’s Plea Agreement signed by Radomski, Assistant United States Attorney, Matthew Perrella, and Radomski’s attorney, John Reilly on April 28, 2007. From section entitled The Defendant’s Promises Beginning in 1995 and continuing through until December 14, 2005 when a search warrant was executed at my residence, I distributed anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, including Human Growth Hormone and Clenbuterol, as well as amphetamines, to dozens of current and former Major League Baseball players (on teams spread throughout Major league Baseball) and associates. I deposited the payments for theose anabolic…

Kirk J. Radomski, a former batboy, clubhouse assistant and equipment manager for the New York Mets, admitted to distributing a variety of performance-enhancing drugs, including steroids and hGH, to ‘dozens’ of Major League Baseball players from 1995 to 2005 when his home was raided by investigators, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court April 27, 2007. The Washington Post (and now several other news sources) are reporting that Radomski, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing anabolic steroids and one count of felony money laundering. He is facing a maximum of 25 years in prison and $500,000…

Two owners of MedXLife, a prescription drug website now linked to Signatue Pharmacy, have pleaded guilty to felony third-degree diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions. Greg Trotta, 38, and Brian Schafler, 34 admitted they helped get steroids for customers and have agreed to testify against parties involved. In court, Schafler said that he “put in the order” and that he spoke with customers and then had them speak with Dr. Gary Brandwein, another owner of MedXLife.com. Brandwein then signed and sent the prescriptions that were filled by Signature Pharmacy before being sent to the ‘patient.’ This was all done without…

On March 3, 2006, Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, announced that MLB would begin a full-scale investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs since MLB had banned such drugs as part of the collective bargaining agreement signed in 2002. At a press conference, Selig named former Senate Majority Leader, George Mitchell, to head the open-ended investigation. Mitchell is a director of the Boston Red Sox, as well as chairman of The Walt Disney Co., the parent of ESPN, but insisted his affiliations would have no effect on the investigation. While the investigation was to focus on 2002 or later,…

Sports Illustrated reporters, Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim have uncovered yet another former major league baseball player who reportedly acquired performance-enhancing drugs this time from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center (PBRC). The PBRC did $17 million worth of business with Signature Pharmacy, one of the pharmacies raided in February at the center of the internet performance-enhancing drug distribution investigation. “According to documents we’ve reviewed, Darren Holmes — a former major league pitcher for 13 seasons with eight teams (including five years with the Rockies) — received somatropin (the generic name for synthetically produced HGH) and testosterone through Palm…

Two more former major league baseball players were reported to be on Applied Pharmacy Services customer list. The pharmacy in Mobile, Alabama is one of the pharmacies that was raided as part of an ongoing grand jury investigation into the sale of drugs including steroids and growth hormones over the internet. Sports Illustrated’s in-depth coverage led by reporters, Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim has now turned up former Braves closer, John Rocker and former Philies third baseman, David Bell. “No birth date was indicated on the prescriptions, but according to the Applied database, former Atlanta Braves reliever John…

Another major league baseball player has been linked to the internet steroid and human growth hormone distribution investigation. The investigation out of the Albany District Attorney’s Office has already implicated Los Angeles Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr., retired players Jason Grimsley and Jose Canseco, as well as others from outside of baseball. Sports Illustrated reporters Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim were the first to report specifically that Matthew Jr. had ordered human growth hormone and are now to report the same of Hairston Jr. From Llosa and Wertheim’s article on Hairston Jr. March 2, 2007: “According to a…