MLB Given Evidence Of Steroid Shipments By Albany Count DA

MLB has been "given documentary evidence" by the Albany County DA's office "that a player linked in published reports to shipments of performance-enhancing drugs did indeed receive a banned substance," according to a law enforcement source cited by Michael Schmidt of the N.Y. TIMES. Investigators are expected to provide MLB with evidence about other players in the coming weeks, and league officials "believe they need documentary evidence ... to ensure that an arbitrator will uphold whatever disciplinary action they take." Since Angels CF Gary Matthews Jr., Cardinals LF Rick Ankiel and Rangers CF Jerry Hairston Jr. reportedly received HGH before MLB strengthened its drug policy in '05, they are "unlikely to be disciplined." However, Orioles RF Jay Gibbons, Blue Jays 3B Troy Glaus and Mets P Scott Schoeneweis "could face suspension if baseball can establish their guilt." The identity of the player "tied to the documentary evidence, one of the three players linked to the steroid shipments, is not known. None of the three have been publicly linked to a positive test" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/11).