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What athletes looked like before and after they used steroids

From Marion Jones to Alex Rodriguez, it’s remarkable how their bodies have changed.

UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL always be cheating when it comes to sports.

Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, and many other MLB players are at the center of another scandal right now. MLB is planning to suspend up to 20 players for allegedly being connected to a Biogenesis clinic in Miami.

Many athletes have also used steroids to get ahead, and plenty of them have gotten caught.

Here are some of the most famous cases, many of them baseball players.

What athletes looked like before and after they used steroids
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  • Manny Ramirez in 2003, when he tested positive for steroid use

    Source: Sports Illustrated

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  • A young Manny Ramirez

    Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • And Ortiz in 2003 when he tested positive for steroid use

    Source: Sports Illustrated

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  • David Ortiz for the Twins

  • In 2007 Jones admitted to using steroids to prepare for the Olympics and had her medals stripped

    Source: Washington Post

    Source: AP Photo/Darron Cummings
  • Marion Jones before the Olympics

    Source: AP Images
  • A-Rod also tested positive for steroids in 2003, and is now at the center of the MLB's most recent PED scandal

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  • Little A-Rod

  • In 2009 a report came out that Sosa tested positive for steroids in 2003

    This is Sosa in 2002

    Source: Sports Illustrated

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  • A young Sammy Sosa

    Source: AP Images
  • This is Giambi in 2005. He admitted to using steroids for several years throughout his career in 2007.

    Source: NYDN

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  • Jason Giambi for Team USA

  • And McGwire in the 90's. In 2010, he finally admitted to steroid use during his career

    Source: ESPN

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  • Mark McGwire in his early days

  • In 2006, Conseco wrote a book called Juiced about his steroid use throughout his career

    This photo is from 2000.

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    Source: Jeff Gross/Getty Images
  • Jose Canseco in his A's days

  • This is Bonds in 2007. In 2011 he was convicted for lying to a Grand Jury about his steroid use

    Source: Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
  • A young Barry Bonds

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