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Manny, Ortiz Both on '03 Doping List

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – Insiders say both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are on “the list” of baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, the New York Times reports. Ramirez recently finished a 50-game suspension for taking a banned drug; it’s the first time Ortiz—Ramirez’s teammate on two World Series-winning Boston Red Sox squads—has been linked to such substances.

Now that they are separated—outfielder Ramirez is with the Los Angeles Dodgers—their fortunes appear to be deteriorating. “I’m not talking about that anymore,” Ortiz, a designated hitter, said today of the 2003 tests, which were supposed to be kept confidential by the players union but mysteriously surfaced. Insiders say which substances the players tested positive for is unclear.

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz.
Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz.   (AP Photo)
Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez, right, celebrates his two-run home run with teammate David Ortiz in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, April 19, 2008.
Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez, right, celebrates his two-run home run with teammate David Ortiz in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, April 19, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Ramirez.   (AP Photo)
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iamacidangel
Aug 2, 2009 11:44 AM CDT
The numbers don't lie....the long ball and ultimately, steroids has saved baseball. Way back when attendance was twindling...a little "arms race" between Sosa/McGwire spiked fan interest. And ever since baseball has been thriving. If players want to put their bodies on the line then that is on them.
offspringdude235
Jul 31, 2009 1:28 AM CDT
Yes! Now Boston is just as shamed as the Yankees, and all the other steroid-using world series winners... This steroid thing is destroying baseball.
Derni
Jul 30, 2009 10:36 AM CDT
and you wonder why the Hall of Fame is such a sham-it should be renamed just for these guys and others-The Hall of Shame or I used drugs and got fame Sports-big business-big use of drugs

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