Alex Rodriguez ‘ratted out other steroid cheats to avoid testifying before Congress’ source claims – as ex-Yankees pitcher David Wells slams retired slugger for pointing the finger
- According to a bombshell report, Alex Rodriguez opened up about his fellow MLB players
- It came after his MLB arbitration hearing, meaning it would have no impact on sanctions
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Alex Rodriguez reported betraying fellow players during a 2014 meeting with two assistant U.S. Justice Department attorneys and seven Drug Enforcement Administration agents to prevent them from testifying in Congress, the newspaper said. NYPost.
In 2014, Rodriguez met with two assistant attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice and seven agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and handed over the names of three co-stars, as reported by ESPN.
According to the report, Rodriguez met with federal agents and prosecutors in Weston, Florida on January 29, 2014 and was granted immunity under a deal colloquially known as ‘Queen for a Day’ – meaning he would not be prosecuted could be based on information revealed in the report. the session, but had to tell the truth or face charges of lying to federal agents.
“I am 100 percent convinced that he avoided testifying in Congress because he was cooperative,” a source told The Post.
Both Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire – long accused of steroid use – have testified at hearings into the use of steroids in sports.
Alex Rodriguez reportedly inquired about MLB players involved with Anthony Bosch
Hear the news live Dirty area On Thursday, ex-Yankee David Wells responded with characteristic force.
‘That is not good. That will bite you tenfold,” Wells said.
‘No one likes a rat. You always lie your way out of everything until you get caught and then you have to be honest.”
The meeting took place after Rodriguez’s MLB arbitration hearing, meaning his statements to the FBI, which were likely shared with the league, would not factor into MLB sanctions.
MLB’s independent referee had already suspended him for the entire 2014 season, finding him a drug cheat and trying to obstruct the league’s investigation into the Biogenesis scandal.
During the arbitration, Rodriguez and his lawyers had angrily denied allegations that he had used PEDs and accused Biogenesis owner Bosch of setting him up.
According to ESPN, the meeting with the FBI was the first time Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs purchased from Bosch.
Bosch, owner of the now-defunct Biogenesis clinic, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute testosterone and was sentenced to four years in prison in February 2015.
Anthony Bosch, owner of the now-defunct Biogenesis clinic, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute testosterone and was sentenced to four years in prison in February 2015
Alex Rodriguez revealed during a 2014 meeting with the DEA that he used Viagra and Cialis for ‘fun’
Rodriguez was never charged in the Biogenesis scandal and recovered from his 2014 suspension to play for the Yankees in 2015 and 2016.
Wells and Rodriguez were never teammates with the lefties last season in New York, 2003, a year before A-Rod’s arrival.
Wells compared Rodriguez’s reported actions to those of self-proclaimed drug kingpin Jose Canesco, who in his two books named players who claimed to have used steroids.
“That’s allegedly what Canseco did when he wasn’t getting all the recognition and then he started dropping names and stuff – allegedly,” Wells said.
Rodriguez was never charged in the Biogenesis scandal and recovered from his 2014 suspension to play for the Yankees in 2015 and 2016.
He retired from the sport on August 12, 2016 and found success as a media personality and sports commentator.