When it finally seemed like the whole steroid firestorm in major league baseball was starting to simmer, news broke that Diamondbacks reliever Jason Grimsley admitted to using performance-enhancers, including HGH, steroids, and amphetamines. Grimsley asked for his release from the club after federal agents searched his home as part of a drug investigation.
In court documents, Grimsley gave names of several other major league players who he said either use performance-enhancers or have been suppliers of drugs. Though the names were blacked out, Grimsley’s confession will undoudtedly open up a bad can of worms for major league baseball. Sooner or later those unidentified names will be recovered and the league will be in a world of hurt. It should get extremely interesting now that someone finally admitted to using HGH. Grimsley ratting out other players in this mess says that the substance obviously is prevalent in major league baseball. However, since baseball has no test for HGH, it’s apparent more players will elect to use the drug. As the investigation continues, a severe domino effect may be awaiting major league baseball. Are there any big name players on Grimsley’s list and, if so, the ramifications for the league may worse than they had ever thought.
