Major League Baseball (MLB) has gone through several dark moments throughout its history and one of them was when several MLB players were discovered using banned substances.
In one of the most controversial revelations about American baseball, David Justice confessed that when he was with the Yankees, a team doctor offered him steroids
It was in an interview on the YouTube channel ‘All The Smoke’ that David Justice revealed a Yankees secret, as he expressed that a doctor from the New York Yankees offered him to use hormones. Although doctors are supposed to care about the health of players, there was a time in the Yankees’ history when winning was more important than taking care of the hitters.
David Justice exposes Yankees doctors
This is how the MLB legend, Justice, denounced that doctors offered him steroids while playing for the Yankees: “He came in, ‘Hey, DJ, what are you taking?’ Now I thought this guy was talking about some vitamins, dog… Well, if you take this HGH, it will help you… Doctors prescribe it; It will help you with your injuries“
In addition, the player revealed that when he asked the doctor if he was being offered steroids, the doctor denied it and replied that they were only “human growth hormones”. However, because Justice is afraid of injections, the former MLB player decided not to use the substance that the doctor promised him.
When were steroids banned in MLB?
It was in 2004 when the Major League Baseball rules changed and it was defined that the use of steroids in MLB is prohibited. Just as Derek Jeter’s moving announcement, the revelations expressed by David Justice about the Yankees’ doctors have caused a stir among fans.
David Justice and his marriage to Halle Berry
The former Yankees player was married to Halle Berry for three years, however, David Justice explained that there was a misunderstanding, as the actress was a victim of violence by an ex-boyfriend and many people believed that the baseball player was the culprit.
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