Alex Rodriguez ratted out his fellow cheating stars.
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 to documents obtained by ESPN.
The third All-Star has never tested positive for PEDs and was not named in the story.
Rodriguez gave the agents those names when he met with two assistant U.S. Department of Justice attorney and seven Drug Enforcement Administration agents Jan. 29, 2014.
This meeting came several weeks after he received his 211-game suspension for violating MLB’s PED policy, which earned him a ban for the entire 2014 season.
The third baseman had been granted “Queen for a Day” status by prosecutors, per the report, which allowed him to share details without fear of legal prosecution.
Ramirez served a 50-game suspension in 2009 while with the Dodgers for violating the league’s PED policy.
He was hit with a 100-game suspension in 2011 while with the Rays but he never served that ban, instead opting to retire.
Bruan received his suspension in 2013.
The third player had not been on the federal agents’ radar and never received a suspension from MLB, according to ESPN.
Rodriguez admitted for the first time in the meeting that he used PEDs he purchased from Bosch, per the report, which he had denied publicly.
He said he paid roughly $12,000 per month to Bosch for “doping protocols fueled by testosterone creams, red, gummy-like lozenges containing testosterone and human growth hormone” from 2010-12, per the report.
The three-time AL MVP paid Bosch via cash, and sometimes used petty cash obtained from the Yankees traveling team secretary – who was not involved in the scheme.
Rodriguez also told the agents his cousin, Yusi Sucart Sr., had supplied him with performance-enhancing drugs for at least a decade.
He also claimed his cousin later tried to blackmail him with a $5 million threat, according to the report.
The report included details that Rodriguez admitted to the federal agents he lied to Yankees president Randy Levine in 2012 when he told him he did not have a relationship with Bosch.
Rodriguez declined comment for the story to ESPN, which is one of his current employers.
The 14-time All-Star joined the Worldwide Leader in 2018 and now co-hosts of the “KayRod Cast,” the alternate feed of ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” game.
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