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Hurt Guillen tied to drug probe

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-10-30 07:20

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jose Guillen, left off the team's postseason roster, is linked to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs, The New York Times reported on its website on Thursday night.

The story, citing several unidentified lawyers, said federal authorities told Major League Baseball (MLB) they were looking into shipments of human growth hormone, allegedly sent to Guillen's wife in the Bay Area.

That was just before the postseason began, The Times said. Guillen was left off the Giants' roster for all three rounds because of a nagging neck injury, according to manager Bruce Bochy.

A person in MLB confirmed the investigation to the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the probe was ongoing.

The Giants said they had no comment and Jay Reisinger, Guillen's attorney, declined to comment in an e-mail.

The 34-year-old Guillen has been tied to performance-enhancing drugs before. The San Francisco Chronicle reported in 2007 that he allegedly purchased more than $19,000 worth of HGH, steroids and other drugs from the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center between May 2002 and June 2005.

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(China Daily 10/30/2010 page16)