A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids: Report

During MVP 2003 campaign
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 7, 2009 10:08 AM CST
A-Rod Tested Positive for Steroids: Report
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches his second hit of the baseball game, off Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett in the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, July 25, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Alex Rodriguez tested positive for anabolic steroids during his 2003 MVP season, sources tell Sports Illustrated. A-Rod was one of 104 players to test positive that year, in a survey test conducted to determine whether the league needed tougher drug policies. Asked about the results this week, Rodriguez replied: “You’ll have to talk to the union. I’m not saying anything.”

Steroids were against the rules in 2003, but no penalties were then in place for a positive result. The survey test of 1,198 players was supposed to be anonymous, but Rodriguez’s information was found when federal agents seized the results during its BALCO investigation. The full list is under seal in California, but four sources verify that A-Rod tested positive for Primobolan, an especially expensive brand of anabolic steroid. (More Alex Rodriguez stories.)

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