Big names hit in MLB drugging report

“The evidence we uncovered indicates this has not been an isolated problem involving just a few players or a few clubs. Many players were involved,” Mitchell said. “Each of the 30 clubs has had players involved with such substances at some time in their careers.”

The report links many of the sport?s biggest names in the past decade to performance-enhancing drugs: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada, Andy Pettitte, Gary Sheffield, Jason Giambi and Mo Vaughn. However, Mark McGwire was mentioned in the report, butnot among the players linked to performance-enhancing drugs.

Mitchell spent 20 months delving into the “steroid era,” and revealed a list of transactions, conversations and allegations. But Mitchell did not suggest any punishment for players included in the report. Commissioner Bud Selig, however, said he will pursue action.

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“Discipline of players and others identified in this report will be determined on a case-by-case basis,” Selig said. “If warranted, those decisions will be made swiftly, and I of course, will give thorough consideration to Senator Mitchell?s views on this subject.”

Selig would not commit to altering records ? most notably Barry Bonds? all-time home run mark ? set by players in Mitchell?s report.

Much of the report details four interviews with former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, who identified many current and former players to whom he dealt steroids and human growth hormone. Aside from Radomski and other informants, Mitchell and Selig were disappointed with the lack of cooperation from the Major League Baseball Players Association.

“The players union was largely uncooperative for reasons which are understandable,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell referenced the anonymous steroids testing of 2003, when 5 to 7 percent of those players tested positive, and said his findings proved those tests “understated the actual level of use.”

Selig agreed with many of the approximately 20 recommendations by Mitchell, and already has eradicated the 24-hour warning given to teams before their players are drug tested.

Selig also declared plans to further research testing for human growth hormone, which is undetectable by baseball?s current testing system.

“Players who are set on cheating have apparently moved from steroids to hGH,” Selig said. “We will do more to combat the use of hGH and to investigate and detect new substances.”

The List

» USE/POSESSION

Chad Allen

Mike Bell

Gary Bennett

Larry Bigbie

Ricky Bones

Kevin Brown

Ken Caminiti

Mark Carreon

Jason Christiansen

Howie Clark

Roger Clemens

Paxton Crawford

Jack Cust

Chris Donnels

Brendan Donnelly

Lenny Dykstra

Matt Franco

Ryan Franklin

Eric Gagne

Jason Grimsley

Jerry Hairston

Matt Herges

Phil Hiatt

Glenallen Hill

Todd Hundley

Ryan Jorgensen

Wally Joyner

Mike Judd

David Justice

Chuck Knoblauch

Tim Laker

Mike Lansing

Paul Lo Duca

Exavier “Nook” Logan

Josias Manzanillo

Cody McKay

Kent Mercker

Bart Miadich

Hal Morris

Daniel Naulty

Denny Neagle

Rafael Palmeiro

Jim Parque

Luis Perez

Andy Pettitte

Adam Piatt

Todd Pratt

Stephen Randolph

Adam Riggs

Brian Roberts

F.P. Santangelo

David Segui

Mike Stanton

Ricky Stone

Miguel Tejada

Derrick Turnbow

Mo Vaughn

Ron Villone

Fernando Vina

Rondell White

Jeff Williams

Todd Williams

Kevin Young

Gregg Zaun

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Rick Ankiel

David Bell

Paul Byrd

Jose Canseco

Jay Gibbons

Troy Glaus

Jose Guillen

Darren Holmes

Gary Matthews Jr.

John Rocker

Scott Schoeneweis

Ismael Valdez

Matt Williams

Steve Woodard

» LINKED THROUGH BALCO

Marvin Benard

Barry Bonds

Bobby Estalella

Jason Giambi

Jeremy Giambi

Benito Santiago

Gary Sheffield

Randy Velarde

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