Lawyers for the San Francisco Chronicle and Albany Times-Union filed court papers yesterday saying the government should make public the identities of as many as 23 players who received performance-enhancing drugs from Kirk Radomski, a former clubhouse attendant for the Mets.
Radomski pleaded guilty to steroids distribution and money laundering in April. He admitted selling steroids to current and former major league players. The names of the players were redacted from public court files. As part of his plea agreement, Radomski agreed to cooperate with George Mitchell’s steroid investigation.
The newspapers argued in documents filed in the Eastern District of New York the public should have access to the same information provided to Mitchell. They pointed to the public interest in baseball players steroid use and the debate that has centered around the issue in recent years.