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Yankees on A-Rod: `We take him at his word' |
The New York Yankees hitched their fortunes to Alex Rodriguez with a $275 million, 10-year contract. Turns out, they were in for a huge disappointment: Baseball's biggest star is at the center of the steroids scandal.Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used banned substances while playing for Texas from 2001-03 - before he joined the Yankees. But now, everyone in pinstripes has been pulled into the story."We urged Alex to be completely open, honest and forthcoming in addressing his use of performance-enhancing drugs. We take him at his word that he was," the team said in a statement Monday night. "Although we are disappointed in the mistake he spoke to today, we realize that Alex - like all of us - is a human being not immune to fault."Earlier in the day, Yankees captain Derek Jeter said he was "shocked" by a Sports Illustrated report last weekend that A-Rod had flunked a drug test. Jorge Posada said he was surprised to hear it, too."Alex is my teammate and Alex is going to be my friend forever. I'm going to support him any way I can," Posada said.
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