Source: Braun on another clinic document
MIAMI -- The list was written in April, in the hand of Biogenesis of America clinic founder Anthony Bosch.
Among the names is the Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun, and to the right of that name is a figure: $1,500.
That list, a source familiar with Bosch's operation told "Outside the Lines," indicates that those players
received performance-enhancing drugs from Bosch and owed him money. The document, one of dozens
obtained by "Outside the Lines," suggests a closer link to Bosch and the now-shuttered clinic he ran in
Coral Gables, Fla., than Braun has acknowledged.
The list is not definitive proof that Braun either received or used PEDs -- either would be a suspendable
offense under Major League Baseball policy -- but may draw him more squarely into the spotlight as the
league investigates the scandal and tries to draw the interest of law enforcement.
The Brewers outfielder was first connected to Bosch in a Yahoo! Sports report last week -- citing a different
document -- that did not connect his name to drugs. Braun explained the report by saying he had consulted
with Bosch during his successful appeal of a positive drug test a year ago. Why he consulted with Bosch, who
is not a physician but presents himself as one, has not been made clear.
Bosch had been identified four years ago as a source for the HCG prescription that led to Manny Ramirez's
50-game suspension. That prescription was written by Bosch's father, Pedro, who is a licensed physician
in the Miami area. According to the documents cited by Yahoo! Sports, Bosch sought $20,000 to $30,000
from Braun.
But a source familiar with the documents obtained by "Outside the Lines" said the list with Braun's name,
which also includes New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez and Francisco Cervelli and Toronto's Melky Cabrera,
was a list of players who received PEDs, and that there is "no other reason to be on that paper."
One of the documents shows plus signs next to the players' names, which are circled for players who paid
their fees, a source said. Braun's $1,500 fee is marked as being unpaid. Braun's name appears on another
list of player names, dollar amounts and dates but is not included in the listing; rather, his name is at the
bottom of the page under a line with "Expenses" written on it.
