After being suspended by Major League Baseball for 50 games, Manny Ramirez apologized to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt during a meeting on Saturday in which was held to discuss his 50-game suspension.
The meeting was requested by McCourt who told reporters he is “furious” with the events that unfolded leading up to the positive test. McCourt is also expecting Ramirez make a formal apology to his teammates in the near future.
The drug is question is called human chorionic gonadotropin. In the world of performance enhancing drugs, hCG is increasingly used in combination with various anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) cycles.
Ramirez has denied all claims that he used the drug to enhance his performance, but instead has said he was given the drug by his doctor for medical reasons.
The Dodgers now head east for a six game road trip begining with a 3 game series against the Phillies who eliminated them from the post season last year. It will be the first meeting between the clubs since last season.
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