Human growth hormone, amphetamines, steroids, oh my! Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Grimsley said Major League Baseball locker rooms have it all in an FBI affidavit filed after agents seized a shipment of the hormone that arrived at his Scottsdale, Ariz., home in April. He said he began using steroids after a shoulder injury in 2000 and switched to HGH when he tested positive for steroids in 2003.
Grimsley, who has been in the majors since 1989, points fingers at other players who use drugs, but their names were blacked out of the document. He also said “Latin players” were major sources of amphetamines in baseball, and that players on California teams had easy access to drugs in Mexico.
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According to Grimsley, a lot of players start their days with a jolt. But he stopped using amphetamines after he tested positive for steroids, he said.
Eight paragraphs of the affidavit name players, doctors and trainers who used or provided illegal drugs. All of the names have been redacted.
When the FBI arrived, Grimsley and his wife had guests, so Grimsley handed over the package of HGH quietly to keep them from overhearing. Agents never went past the entryway of the house, and Grimsley agreed to be interviewed at another location.
Grimsley said he paid $1,600 for a kit. He said he used the hormone for its healing abilities. The hormone is supposed to be used for dwarfism or muscle-wasting diseases, such as cancer, the document says.
