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use. The report cited an interview with former Mets clubhouse attendant Derek Sprang, who claimed Viña purchased anabolic steroids from him six to eight times between 2000 and 2005. The two first met in 1993 when Viña was in the Mets minor league system, and Viña's personal contact information was
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to do about 60 shows during the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons. He was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame in 2011 and Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor in 2014. He hit the first inside-the-park home run ever in both
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In 2004, he was limited to 29 games for the Tigers—a serious leg injury ended his first season with Detroit, and Viña missed the entire 2005 season because of a strained right hamstring and
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by the Seattle Mariners but was cut before the start of the season due to a labrum tear in his right hip, in effect bringing an end to his 12-year career. Viña retired with a .282
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On May 31, 1996, while attempting to tag the runner and make a throw to first to complete a double play, Viña was caught off guard and knocked down by
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and steroids were included in the Mitchell Report itself as further evidence of Viña's steroid use. Viña later confirmed during an airing of
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listed in Radomski's address book seized by federal agents investigating Radomski. Three checks from Viña to Kirk Radomski for purchases of
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in his left knee, but his signing was the first of several major acquisitions that led to the Tigers' resurrection to a playoff contender.
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that he used HGH in 2003 to recover from injuries, but denied ever using steroids or purchasing them from Radomski.
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on December 22, 1994, to complete a transaction that began three weeks earlier on November 30 when
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and also included minor-league catcher Javier Gonzalez being sent to Milwaukee on December 6.
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List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report
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April 10, 1993, for the Seattle Mariners
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May 11, 2004, for the Detroit Tigers
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Index

Second baseman
Sacramento, California
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Seattle Mariners
1993
New York Mets
1994
Milwaukee Brewers
1995
1999
St. Louis Cardinals
2000
2003
Detroit Tigers
2004
All-Star
1998
Gold Glove Award
Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor
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Major League Baseball
second baseman
ESPN
1993
2005
Seattle Mariners
New York Mets
1994

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