Many of the players named in the report were indicated to be clients of Radomski. Mitchell reported that during the random testing in , 5 to 7 percent of players tested positive for steroid use. According to the report, after mandatory random testing began in , Human Growth Hormone HGH became the substance of choice among players, as it is not detectable in tests.
In all, 89 former and current major-league players are named in the report. Mitchell expressed his hope that readers of the report will look past the players' names that are included in the report and focus on the conclusions he reached during his investigation. Mitchell presents his conclusions in five sections. On December 12 , the day before the report was to be released, Bud Selig said regarding his decision to commission the report, "I haven't seen the report yet, but I'm proud I did it.
And I will act. If warranted, those decisions will be made swiftly," said Selig. Fehr expressed his disappointment that the Union was not given a chance to read the report beforehand.
He accepted some responsibility for the steroid problems but expressed concern for how the league would treat the players named in the report. Roger Clemens has been deemed the most standout name of the list. The 7-time Cy Young winner has yet to respond to the allegations, but his attorney has denied that Clemens ever used steroids or HGH.
Mitchell was appointed during a time of controversy over the book Game of Shadows, which chronicles alleged extensive use of performance-enhancing drugs, including several different types of steroids and growth hormone by Barry Bonds. Bud Selig decided to initiate the process of investigating the illegal use of steroids and performance enhancing drugs after reading Game of Shadows. The appointment was made after several influential members of the US Congress made negative comments about the effectiveness and honesty of MLB anti-performance enhancing drugs policies.
I'm confident they will. My hope is that this report is a part of putting the steroid era of baseball behind us. President of the United States. Rose Garden Press Conference. Mac: Right click either computer above then choose Download Linked File , read it carefully and make your own informed decisions. Much of the "evidence" could certainly be considered highly debateable, yet the Mitchell Report itself is very well sourced and nicely cross referenced.
The argument can be made that this was the case with Mitchell as well, despite his claims. He was a director for the Boston Red Sox at the time of his investigation, and no high profile Red Sox players were listed in the report. In addition, then-MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, who appointed Mitchell to lead the investigation, was a former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers and, like the Red Sox, there were no high profile Brewers players in the report.
There is no debate that there were players who used PEDs and were not listed in the report. The two sources Mitchell got most of the 89 names from were Kirk Radomski, a former batboy and clubhouse employee for the New York Mets, and Brian McNamee, a personal trainer who alleges that he gave PEDs to most of his clients.
There is no way Radomski and McNamee would have communicated with every single MLB player that used PEDs, ensuring that some players would get away with their drug use. Ten years since this report was released and not too much has changed.
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