Ortiz Doesn't Dispute Drug Report -- Slugger 'Surprised' to Learn of Positive Test
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › July 31, 2009
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NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball's ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players' union confirmed he tested positive in 2003.
Shortly after hitting the go-ahead home run that beat Oakland, 8- 5, Ortiz responded to a story on The New York Times' Web site that he and former teammate Manny Ramirez tested positive for performance- enhancing drugs six years ago.See the full content of this document
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Ortiz Doesn't Dispute Drug Report -- Slugger 'Surprised' to Learn of Positive Test
"I've just been told that the report is true," Ortiz said in a statement after contacting the union. "Based on the way I lived my life I'm surprised to learn ...
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