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's ( D– ME) 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use in

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(MLB). It was released December 13, 2007. The following is a list of the Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report. Inclusion on the list does not necessarily mean the player was involved in illegal activity. In some instances, insufficient evidence was provided to draw a conclusion, and some players were mentioned in other contexts. The Mitchell Report also stated that interviews were requested of five MLB players who had spoken out publicly on the steroid issue. Of these players, only one, Frank Thomas, was willing to be interviewed. The Mitchell Report stated that there was no evidence that any of these five had used performance-enhancing drugs.

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, one of the four players who declined to interview with Mitchell, explained that he denied Mitchell's request because he "would have nothing to offer" Mitchell's investigation "other than personal opinion and hypotheticals."

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was required to interview with Mitchell and his investigators by Commissioner

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under threat of discipline. This stemmed from Giambi's ongoing involvement with the BALCO investigation and statements he had given to the media.

Implicated in the BALCO Scandal (9)

Major League players that were active at the time of the report are listed in ''bold italics''.

Identified as clients of Kirk Radomski (53)

Major League players that were active at the time of the report are listed in ''bold italics''. If a player responded to allegations after the release of the report, their response appears in the last column, "Post-report player response".

Mentioned in connection to Signature Pharmacy (16)

Eight current major league players and eight former major league players were mentioned in the media as purchasers of performance-enhancing drugs from Signature Pharmacy and several rejuvenation centers. Several online pharmacies (Signature Pharmacy being one of them), anti-aging clinics and doctors that have issued prescriptions for performance-enhancing drugs have been under investigation by federal and state authorities. Mitchell requested the 16 players interview with him, but only

José Canseco José Canseco Capas Jr. (born July 2, 1964), nicknamed Parkway Jose, Mr. 40-40 and El Cañonero Cubano (The Cuban Cannon), is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter. During his time with the Oaklan ...

accepted his offer. Major League players that were active at the time of the report are listed in '' bold italics''.

Identified through direct interview (2)

Identified through other means (7)

References

External links

Mitchell Report Executive Summary

Full Mitchell Report
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