Rafael Palmeiro

Steroids

Former Rangers teammate José Canseco identified Palmeiro as a fellow steroid user in his 2005 book, ', and claimed he personally injected Palmeiro with steroids. On March 17, 2005, Palmeiro appeared at a Congressional hearing on the subject of steroids in baseball and vehemently denied ever using steroids under oath, wagging his finger and stating:

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José Canseco - Steroid - 2005 - March 17

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:"Let me start by telling you this: I have never used steroids, period."

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On August 1, 2005, Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days after testing positive for steroids, an event that may hurt his chances at eventual induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In a public statement, Palmeiro disclosed that an appeal of the suspension has already been denied. At the same time, he stated:

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August 1 - 2005 - Baseball Hall of Fame

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:"I have never intentionally used steroids. Never. Ever. Period. Ultimately, although I never intentionally put a banned substance into my body, the independent arbitrator ruled that I had to be suspended under the terms of the program."

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Both the Washington Post and New York Daily News reported that the steroid detected in Palmeiro's system was a "serious" one. The New York Times later reported that Palmeiro had tested positive for the potent anabolic steroid stanozolol, the same substance Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson of Canada took in 1988 when he was stripped of the gold medal at the Seoul Summer Olympics. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2123113. Palmeiro returned to Camden Yards following his 10-day suspension on August 11, 2005, although he did not play in the lineup until August 14, which coincidentally was the date that had been planned as "Rafael Palmeiro Appreciation Day" in celebration of his 500-home run, 3,000-hit milestone, only to be canceled after the positive test results were discovered.

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Washington Post - New York Daily News - The New York Times - Stanozolol - Olympic - Ben Johnson - 1988 - Camden Yards - August 11 - 2005 - August 14

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On August 19, 2005, ESPN reported that, contrary to Palmeiro's public statements following his suspension, he never offered an explanation during his appeal to MLB's arbitration panel as to how the steroid entered his system. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2138456

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August 19 - 2005 - ESPN

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On August 30, 2005, sportsillustrated.com reported that Palmeiro inserted earplugs in his ears to drown out the loud boos of the fans at the game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He even added tape to one of the earplugs to further drown out the boos. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/08/30/bc.bba.orioles.palmeiro.ap/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/08/30/bc.bba.orioles.palmeiro.ap/

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August 30 - 2005 - Toronto Blue Jays

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On September 22, 2005, ESPN reported that Palmeiro implicated Miguel Tejada to baseball's arbitration panel, suggesting a supplement provided to him by Tejada was responsible for his positive test.This supplement was vitamin B12. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2169007

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September 22 - 2005 - Miguel Tejada

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Palmeiro is the most prominent player caught so far under Major League Baseball's steroid policy.

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