MLB Stars Bought 'Roids From Fla. Clinic

Latest leak names three, including Matt Williams, Jose Guillen
By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 6, 2007 2:38 PM CST
MLB Stars Bought 'Roids From Fla. Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Arizona's Matt Williams is held back by Giants' coach Robby Thompson and coach Sonny Jackson after Williams took offense to a pitch by pitcher Chad Zerbe in the sixth inning of th   (KRT Photos)

Three more baseball players, including outfielder Jose Guillen and retired third baseman Matt Williams, have been named as buying steroids from a Florida anti-aging clinic that has since been raided for suspected illegal drug sales, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing records. Prescriptions at the clinic were written by a local dentist whose license was eventually revoked, but the athletes have not admitted wrongdoing.

Guillen, who spent $19,000 at the clinic and had shipments sent to the Oakland Coliseum, has spoken out in the past against steroid use, saying, “You're ruining your whole career.” Williams spent $11,600; he says he sought the drugs on a doctor's advice but was unaware of the prescriber’s identity. No athletes have been indicted in the drug sales busts; the Indians' Paul Byrd was the last player implicated in the ongoing Florida investigation. (More steroids stories.)

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