Report: Biogenesis documents link A-Rod to HGH

Biogenesis documents link A-Rod and others to HGH. (USATSI)

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Documents from the South Florida anti-aging clinic Biogenesis link Alex Rodriguez, Yasmani Grandal and Cesar Carrillo to human growth hormone and Actovegin, report T.J. Quinn and Mike Fish of ESPN.

Actovegin, a drug extracted from calf's blood, is not approved for use in the United States. Rodriguez and other athletes, including Tiger Woods, were connected to Dr. Anthony Galea, who allegedly injected an NFL player with the drug in 2010. Galea later pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into the United States from Canada.

Quinn and Fish report Anthony Bosch, the chief at Biogenesis, obtained HGH and other banned substances by forging the prescription forms of legitimate physicians. They add he limited the paper trail by keeping handwritten records and not accepting insurance or Medicare.

Both Grandal and Carrillo have been suspended in the last 12 months but not for HGH or Actovegin. Grandal was suspended 50 games for elevated levels or testosterone while Carrillo was suspended 100 games for his link to Biogenesis. As a non-40-man roster player, the league was allowed to suspend Carrillo unilaterally. Rodriguez has not been disciplined.

MLB implemented random, in-season blood testing for HGH starting this year.

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Report: Biogenesis documents link A-Rod to HGH