Steroids worth the risk, say players from Dominican RepublicSteroids have reached every part of the world and Dominican Republic was not an exception. Young sportsmen are making use of anabolic steroids to get name, fame, money, and recognition to support themselves and their families despite being aware of the possible side effects of steroid use.

Bernardino Jimenez was a child in San Pedro de Macoris with big dreams for baseball. He got selected to play baseball but was lured by an agent who injected a mixture of Boldenone by saying that it was legal vitamins. Bernardino tested positive for Boldenone and received suspension for 50 games.

From TimesUnion.com:

Jimenez’s case is just one example of a disturbing trend in this hotbed of baseball talent.

Of the 69 minor leaguers suspended for using banned substances in 2008, nearly two thirds — 42 — came from the Dominican Summer League, a developmental program for Latin American players housed in secluded palm tree-lined campuses owned by big-league teams. This year, 31 of the 71 minor leaguers suspended for using banned substances came from the DSL.

In the major leagues, where performance-enhancing substances have been a divisive issue for more than a decade, players with Dominican roots have also been at the center of several high-profile drug cases.

Sammy Sosa and Manny Ramirez have been accused in stories by The New York Times of being on a list of more than 100 players alleged to have tested positive during an initial drug survey of MLB players six years ago. David Ortiz has acknowledged the union told him he was on the list, and slugger Alex Rodriguez, following a February report in Sports Illustrated, said he used steroids while with Seattle from 2001-03. Rodriguez said a cousin obtained a substance he knew as “boli” in the Dominican Republic.

This incident once again highlighted the fact that side effects of steroids, amphetamines, or performance enhancing drug are not the influencing factor when it comes to maximizing performance.


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