Associated Press
KISSIMMEE, Fla. ó While Alex Rodriguez was addressing his use of performance-enhancing drugs in front of a national media contingent Tuesday, Miguel Tejada made a quiet apology to his teammates at the Houston Astros’ training camp.
It’s the first time Tejada faced his teammates since he pleaded guilty in federal court last week to lying to congressional investigators in 2005 when they asked if he had conversations with players about performance-enhancing drugs.
Tejada admitted that he bought human growth hormone while with the Oakland A’s, but said he threw the drugs away.
Last year’s Mitchell Report included copies of checks allegedly written by Tejada to Oakland teammate Adam Piatt in March 2003 for $3,100 and $3,200.