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August 01, 2005

Palmeiro Tests Positive For Steroids


From SI.com:

Rafael Palmeiro, who last month became the fourth member of baseball's 3,000-hit, 500-home run club, will be suspended for violating baseball's drug-testing plan, SI.com's Tom Verducci has confirmed.

The penalty for a first offense is a 10-day suspension without pay. The Orioles will make an announcement at 1:30 p.m. More details are forthcoming. The Players Association released a statement that its grievance on behalf of Palmeiro has been denied by the The Major League Baseball Arbitration Panel.

In a prepared statement, Palmeiro said he could not explain how the steroids got into his body. "I have never intentionally used steroids. Never. Ever. Period," he said. "Ultimately, although I never intentionally put a banned substance into my body, the independent arbitrator ruled that I had to be suspended under the terms of the program."

So, how did the steroids get into his body? Click here for an explanation from the Off Wing archive.

UPDATE: Here's the statement from Palmeiro, Orioles owner Peter Angelos and VP Mike Flanagan.



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Does this mean Tie has perjured himself?

Posted by: [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 1, 2005 01:22 PM

Didn't the "I don't how the steroids got in my system" die off with Ben Johnson's career?

If you never read the labels you never knowingly take anything.

Posted by: [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 1, 2005 03:08 PM

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