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Major League Steroid Pusher Names Names

Posted Aug 21, 07 11:59 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – A former assistant to the Mets who sold steroids to "dozens" of major league baseball players has provided investigators with a list of users, including some shocking names, reports SI.com. The list "is going to blow your mind," promised a source. The information, provided at a meeting with chief investigator George Mitchell, is expected to break the stalled steroid probe wide open.

Kirk Radomski sold steroids to current and former major leaguers between 1995 and 2005 after working as a Mets clubhouse assistant and bat boy, according to authorities. He faces up to 25 years in prison. His sentencing next month will be an indication of just how much information he's providing. "He's ready to sing," said an associate.

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Kirk Radomski, right, assistant equipment manager for the New York Mets, unpacks the team's uniforms in the clubhouse at Mets Stadium at spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in this Feb. 17, 1989 file...   (Associated Press)
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell addresses reporters during a news conference in New York, in this March 30, 2006 file photo. Kirk Radomski, a former Mets clubhouse attendant, revealed the...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds looks up after striking out for the second time against Florida Marlins' Rick VandenHurk, of the Netherlands, in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
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