Star Players Named in Mitchell Report

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada are among those named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: December 13, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada
are among those named in the long-awaited
Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball.
Home run king Barry Bonds, already under indictment on charges
of lying to a federal grand jury about steroids, also shows up in
baseball's most infamous lineup since the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
Gary Sheffield, Eric Gagne, Troy Glaus, Gary
Matthews Junior, Brian Roberts, Paul Lo Duca, Rick Ankiel
and Jay Gibbons are among other current players named in
the report. Some were linked to Human Growth Hormone, others to
steroids.
The report culminates a 20-month investigation by former Senate
Majority Leader George Mitchell. He was hired by commissioner Bud
Selig to examine the Steroids Era.
Mitchell says "everyone involved in baseball over the past two
decades" -- including commissioners, club officials, the players'
association and players -- shares the responsibility to some
extent. He adds that "there was a collective failure to recognize
the problem as it emerged and to deal with it early on."
It's uncertain whether the report will result in any penalties
or suspensions.
Selig plans to hold a news conference at 4:30 eastern time to
address the report.
And Major League Baseball Players Association executive director
Donald Fehr has scheduled a news conference for 6 p.m.
eastern time.

Star Players Named in Mitchell Report

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