Alex Rodriguez will seek funds to combat use of steroids
The third baseman for New York (Red Sox vs. Yankees Tickets), Alex Rodriguez, who spent last season their worst professional experience to accept that he had consumed prohibited substances, said he was ready to raise funds that would help combat the use of steroids.
Rodriguez plans to attend an event collection funds for an organization that informs young people about the danger of using drugs to improve athletic performance.
The star third baseman of the World Series champions has worked with the Taylor Hooton Foundation since last year , when admitted that he used steroids Boston Red Sox Tickets at Fenway Park.
This organization honors the memory of a baseball player 17 years who committed suicide in 2003 because of side effects that generated consumption of banned substances.
Doctors believe Taylor Hooton became depressed after leaving steroids.
” Hooton is just a guy who had a tremendous passion for what did, ” Rodriguez said before the Yankees played duel in Oakland, on Tuesday night. “It’s no secret that we have worked together for a while ( with the foundation ) in a so , I hope, has proved unobtrusive. I prefer not to talk too much of this. “
The foundation announced on Tuesday that Rodriguez and some of its colleagues will attend a party meeting after 19 August against the Detroit Tigers as part of the campaign fundraising at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez and pitcher Andy Pettitte Boston Red Sox Spring Training, who has admitted consuming the human growth hormone , will bring items with their signatures to the promoters of the event, which is expected to generate an important collection of money.