12-20-2007, 12:51 PM
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INDIANS
Byrd tells MLB of his HGH use
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Paul Hoynes
Plain Dealer Reporter
Paul Byrd, one of two Indians employees named in the Mitchell Report, met with MLB officials in New York on Monday to discuss his use of human growth hormone (HGH).
Tim Laker, the other employee named in the report, is recovering from an undisclosed surgery. General Manager Mark Shapiro said Laker, a former Indians catcher who managed Class A Mahoning Valley last season, is still working for the team and will talk about his situation in spring training.
Recommendations in the Mitchell Report called for more "non-analytical" investigation into use of performance enhancing substances by players. Until recently, the only way a player could be disciplined was through a positive drug test. If Byrd is disciplined, it would be through non-analytical means because MLB has no test for HGH.
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