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Reinstated New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted to use of performance-enhancing drugs during a meeting with the Drug Enforcement Administration in January, according to a report from the Miami Herald.
Two sources confirmed details of the Herald's report to ESPN.
The Herald, citing a written "report of investigation," says Rodriguez told the DEA that he paid Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch for testosterone cream, testosterone gummies and HGH injections. According to the report, one such injection took place in the men's room of a Miami nightclub.
"Rodriguez injected the HGH into his stomach," the DEA report stated, according to the newspaper. "Rodriguez said Bosch told him the HGH would help with sleep, weight, hair growth, eyesight and muscle recovery."
According to the report, Rodriguez was also trained in tricks to beat a urine test.
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports
Alex Rodriguez was reinstated after the end of the 2014 season after serving a suspension.
"Bosch advised him to only use mid-stream urine for MLB drug testing," the DEA report stated, according to the newspaper. "Bosch told Rodriguez not to use the beginning or the end urine stream."
This marks the first time Rodriguez has admitted to using PEDs between late 2010 and 2012. In 2009, the Yankees third baseman admitted to using PEDs while with the Texas Rangers in 2001.
This new admission stands at odds with Rodriguez's multiple public statements of innocence during the Biogenesis scandal.
The Herald's report comes a week after court filings revealed that Rodriguez paid his cousin Yuri Sucart nearly $1 million in exchange for Sucart's silence regarding Rodriguez's illegal PEDs use.
Rodriguez, who had a 211-game suspension reduced to 162 games, was reinstated to the Yankees' active roster Oct. 29. He does not risk further punishment from Major League Baseball.
Information from ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand was
Two sources confirmed details of the Herald's report to ESPN.
The Herald, citing a written "report of investigation," says Rodriguez told the DEA that he paid Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch for testosterone cream, testosterone gummies and HGH injections. According to the report, one such injection took place in the men's room of a Miami nightclub.
"Rodriguez injected the HGH into his stomach," the DEA report stated, according to the newspaper. "Rodriguez said Bosch told him the HGH would help with sleep, weight, hair growth, eyesight and muscle recovery."
According to the report, Rodriguez was also trained in tricks to beat a urine test.
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports
Alex Rodriguez was reinstated after the end of the 2014 season after serving a suspension.
"Bosch advised him to only use mid-stream urine for MLB drug testing," the DEA report stated, according to the newspaper. "Bosch told Rodriguez not to use the beginning or the end urine stream."
This marks the first time Rodriguez has admitted to using PEDs between late 2010 and 2012. In 2009, the Yankees third baseman admitted to using PEDs while with the Texas Rangers in 2001.
This new admission stands at odds with Rodriguez's multiple public statements of innocence during the Biogenesis scandal.
The Herald's report comes a week after court filings revealed that Rodriguez paid his cousin Yuri Sucart nearly $1 million in exchange for Sucart's silence regarding Rodriguez's illegal PEDs use.
Rodriguez, who had a 211-game suspension reduced to 162 games, was reinstated to the Yankees' active roster Oct. 29. He does not risk further punishment from Major League Baseball.
Information from ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand was
