Alex Rodriguez, if he named fellow MLBers for taking steroids, may have done so because he wanted to avoid appearing before Congress, according to a source.
Alex Rodriguez, if he named fellow major league players for taking steroids, may have done so because he wanted to avoid appearing before Congress, including Sen. John McCain, a source who was close to A-Rod at the time told The Post.
The former Yankees third baseman revealed to federal agents in 2014 he had been told by Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch that Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun and one other All-Star player were also performance-enhancing drug clients, according toThe source who was close to A-Rod made clear he did not know whether A-Rod was meeting with the government at the time.Rodriguez gave the agents those names when he met with two assistant U.S.
The late Sen. McCain, over the previous 10 years, had held hearings on steroid use at which players, including Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, testified, and even introduced bills to standardize drug testing in sports.Anthony J. Causi
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