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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― The Mitchell Report on steroids in Major League Baseball was released today and it points the finger at more than 80 stars including Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Gary Sheffield.

While no current Pittsburgh Pirates are named in the report, 11 former players are mentioned including Denny Neagle and Kevin Young.

The report begins with a man who at one time worked in the clubhouse of the New York Mets and it tracks his relationships with major league players across the country.

In this case, performance-enhancing drugs were for sale. But the process sounded like a baseball scandal that was investigated here 20 years ago.

Before Pitcher Josias Manzanillo pitched for the Pirates, he pitched for the Mets in the early 90s and the report says it was in the Mets locker room that he asked a Mets employee to inject him with steroids.

The report uncovers a check written to that employee - Kirk Radomski - from former Pirate Pitcher Denny Neagle - an example, the report says, of Neagle's steroid use.

And former Pirate Kevin Young, according to the report, paid as much as $9,600 at one time for human growth hormone.

"Club officials routinely have discussed the possibility of substance use when evaluating players," George Mitchell, lead investigator, said.

And the media attention to this is a lot like the media attention to the baseball cocaine trial in Pittsburgh back in 1985.

It shined a light of scrutiny on MLB then, but former federal prosecutor J. Alan Johnson thinks the light must have flickered since a similar scandal has resurfaced.

"I just hope we're not in a situation where 20 years from now somebody is interviewing somebody about why nothing's being done in baseball or any sport for that matter," Johnson said.

Meantime, Pittsburgh sports fans seemed numbed by the months of revelations about steroids in baseball.

"I think I would be a little more interested in it if I was - had a team I was really rooting for which at this point it's tough to because the Pirates have not been competitive for 15 years," Mike Trygar said.

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said the players named in the Mitchell Report will be dealt with on a case by case basis.

PLAYERS NAMED IN THE REPORT INCLUDE:

The following players were connected to steroids, either use or possession, in the report:



Lenny Dykstra
David Segui
Larry Bigbie
Brian Roberts
Jack Cust
Tim Laker
Josias Manzanillo
Todd Hundley
Mark Carreon
Hal Morris
Matt Franco
Rondell White
Andy Pettitte
Roger Clemens
Chuck Knoblauch
Jason Grimsley
Gregg Zaun
David Justice
F.P. Santangelo
Glenallen Hill
Mo Vaughn
Denny Neagle
Ron Villone
Ryan Franklin
Chris Donnels
Todd Williams
Phil Hiatt
Todd Pratt
Kevin Young
Mike Lansing
Cody McKay
Kent Mercker
Adam Piatt
Miguel Tejada
Jason Christiansen
Mike Stanton
Stephen Randolph
Jerry Hairston
Paul Lo Duca
Adam Riggs
Bart Miadich
Fernando Vina
Kevin Brown
Eric Gagne
Mike Bell
Matt Herges
Gary Bennett
Jim Parque
Brendan Donnelly
Chad Allen
Jeff Williams
Exavier "Nook" Logan
Howie Clark
Paxton Crawford
Ken Caminiti
Rafael Palmeiro
Luis Perez
Derrick Turnbow
Ricky Bones
Ricky Stone


The following players were cited under "Alleged Internet Purchases of Performance Enhancing Substances By Players in Major League Baseball."



Rick Ankiel
David Bell
Paul Byrd
Jose Canseco
Jay Gibbons
Troy Glaus
Jason Grimsley
Jose Guillen
Darren Holmes
Gary Matthews Jr.
John Rocker
Scott Schoeneweis
Ismael Valdez
Matt Williams
Steve Woodard

The following players were linked through BALCO:



Benito Santiago
Gary Sheffield
Randy Velarde
Jason Giambi
Jeremy Giambi
Bobby Estalella
Barry Bonds
Marvin Benard

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