Former All-Star first baseman Wally Joyner took steroids he received from former teammate Ken Caminiti, according to a detailed report about the spread of the drug throughout baseball by ESPN The Magazine.
In a 16-page report titled "Who Knew?" ESPN The Magazine chronicles the spread of steroids through the sport of baseball and reports on how executives, players, trainers and the media turned a blind eye to allow it. The report will appear in the November 21 issue.
The report uncovers numerous damaging facts including that Joyner admitted he asked Caminiti to help him get steroids during the 1998 season while they were with the San Diego Padres.
Caminiti, who admitted to using steroids himself in 2002, did honor the request and Joyner ingested pills for some time before throwing them away after regretting what he did.
Caminiti, who struggled with substance abuse for most of his adult life, died of a drug overdose in 2004.
If this skinny slap hitter took them no telling how many other did too.
In a 16-page report titled "Who Knew?" ESPN The Magazine chronicles the spread of steroids through the sport of baseball and reports on how executives, players, trainers and the media turned a blind eye to allow it. The report will appear in the November 21 issue.
The report uncovers numerous damaging facts including that Joyner admitted he asked Caminiti to help him get steroids during the 1998 season while they were with the San Diego Padres.
Caminiti, who admitted to using steroids himself in 2002, did honor the request and Joyner ingested pills for some time before throwing them away after regretting what he did.
Caminiti, who struggled with substance abuse for most of his adult life, died of a drug overdose in 2004.
If this skinny slap hitter took them no telling how many other did too.
