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Report: Mariners' Guillen, others bought 'roids
Ex-Giants, D-Backs star Williams, journeyman pitcher Valdez also in report
SportsTicker
updated 9:32 a.m. PT, Tues., Nov. 6, 2007
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jose Guillen was one of three players who bought steroids and human growth hormone from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida, according to a report Tuesday on the San Francisco Chronicle's web site.
According to the newspaper, Guillen bought thousands of dollars worth of steroids and HGH while playing for the Oakland Athletics in 2003, having the drugs shipped to the Oakland Coliseum.
The report also named a pair of retired players, third baseman Matt Williams and pitcher Ismael Valdez, as having purchased drugs from the clinic.
According to the newspaper, Guillen, an 11-year veteran in the majors, bought more than $19,000 worth of drugs between May 2002 and June 2005. Neither Guillen nor his agent responded to the claim.
Williams, who played 10 years for the San Francisco Giants, reportedly bought $11,600 worth of HGH while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002. Williams told the Chronicle he used HGH on the advice of a doctor following an ankle injury.
Valdez, a journeyman pitcher, bought $11,300 worth of drugs in 2002 following his trade from Texas to Seattle, according to the report.
The newspaper also reported that some of the prescriptions used by the players were written by the same disgraced dentist who wrote prescriptions for Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd, who bought almost $25,000 worth of drugs from the clinic.
Byrd has admitted using the substances, which he says were to treat a hormone deficiency.
Guillen, 31, is a career .267 hitter with 166 home runs. He batted .290 with 23 home runs and 99 RBI this past season.
The Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center was one of a number of clinics targeted by the Albany District Attorney's office as part of an investigation into the illegal sales of drugs.
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Wow, all of these guys spent more than $10,000. What I could do with that kind of money....
Ex-Giants, D-Backs star Williams, journeyman pitcher Valdez also in report
SportsTicker
updated 9:32 a.m. PT, Tues., Nov. 6, 2007
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jose Guillen was one of three players who bought steroids and human growth hormone from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida, according to a report Tuesday on the San Francisco Chronicle's web site.
According to the newspaper, Guillen bought thousands of dollars worth of steroids and HGH while playing for the Oakland Athletics in 2003, having the drugs shipped to the Oakland Coliseum.
The report also named a pair of retired players, third baseman Matt Williams and pitcher Ismael Valdez, as having purchased drugs from the clinic.
According to the newspaper, Guillen, an 11-year veteran in the majors, bought more than $19,000 worth of drugs between May 2002 and June 2005. Neither Guillen nor his agent responded to the claim.
Williams, who played 10 years for the San Francisco Giants, reportedly bought $11,600 worth of HGH while playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002. Williams told the Chronicle he used HGH on the advice of a doctor following an ankle injury.
Valdez, a journeyman pitcher, bought $11,300 worth of drugs in 2002 following his trade from Texas to Seattle, according to the report.
The newspaper also reported that some of the prescriptions used by the players were written by the same disgraced dentist who wrote prescriptions for Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd, who bought almost $25,000 worth of drugs from the clinic.
Byrd has admitted using the substances, which he says were to treat a hormone deficiency.
Guillen, 31, is a career .267 hitter with 166 home runs. He batted .290 with 23 home runs and 99 RBI this past season.
The Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center was one of a number of clinics targeted by the Albany District Attorney's office as part of an investigation into the illegal sales of drugs.
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Wow, all of these guys spent more than $10,000. What I could do with that kind of money....
