Tejada Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress

All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty today to lying to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs, a plea that stemmed from denying to House investigators that he knew anyone in baseball who used steroids. Tejada’s 2005 assertions were contradicted by evidence that he had talked to an Oakland teammate about his steroids use and later purchased what he believed was human growth hormone from that player.

The misdemeanor charge of making misrepresentations to Congress can lead to as much as a year in jail, but federal guidelines call for a lighter sentence. Tejada was the American League's MVP in 2002 while playing for the Oakland Athletics, and currently plays for the Houston Astros. (More Miguel Tejada stories.)