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.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Washington Post
This is Sosa in 2002
Source: NYDN
Source: ESPN
This photo is from 2000.
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What athletes looked like before and after they used steroids
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.
Manny Ramirez in 2003, when he tested positive for steroid use
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Jeff Gross/Getty ImagesA young Manny Ramirez
And Ortiz in 2003 when he tested positive for steroid use
Source: Sports Illustrated
Source: Jessica Rinaldi/Getty ImagesDavid 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 CummingsMarion Jones before the Olympics
A-Rod also tested positive for steroids in 2003, and is now at the center of the MLB's most recent PED scandal
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
Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesA young Sammy Sosa
This is Giambi in 2005. He admitted to using steroids for several years throughout his career in 2007.
Source: NYDN
Source: Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesJason Giambi for Team USA
And McGwire in the 90's. In 2010, he finally admitted to steroid use during his career
Source: ESPN
Source: Got Milk Ad CampaignMark 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 ImagesJose 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
A young Barry Bonds
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