Papi to discuss positive test Saturday

Red Sox slugger will host news conference with union

NEW YORK -- Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who promised he would elaborate more on his positive test for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003 once he gathered the facts, is now expected to address the media in a news conference before Saturday's game at Yankee Stadium.

"We're going to figure things out and move on," Ortiz said after the Red Sox's 13-6 loss to the Yankees on Thursday. "I'm not going to keep this in my head my whole career. It's the kind of situation where you get frustrated. I'm going to let you guys know what I've got, period."

The Associated Press reported that Michael Weiner, who is in the process of taking over for Donald Fehr as the executive director of the union, will accompany Ortiz during the news conference.

On July 30, The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that Ortiz and former Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez were both among the 104 players who tested positive during the survey testing that took place during that 2003 season.

Ortiz, once he was apprised of the story by the Times, said that he had to call the Players Association to confirm that he did in fact test positive. Once Ortiz got that confirmation, he has been on a fact-finding mission to unearth what he tested positive for. What has complicated and prolonged the matter is that the federal government has been in possession of all 104 positive test results as part of an investigation.

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its the newspaper's fault he took PED's. And a newspaper that is part-owner of the Red Sox is surely out to get him. How can anyone take anything you say seriously.

it should be astonishing if he gets the facts he's looking for.

I suspect that will end up in the courts though, I'd be shocked if attempting to withhold someone's medical records from them by sealing them wasn't legally-actionable.

Maybe not winnable, but certainly something worth a legal challenge.

It's my impression (and only an impression) that a court seal does not apply to the release of information to someone who is mentioned in the document.

And, since he's being helped by the union, and the document is union property, i'm not sure the seal applies to them either.

But, on that subject: Whoever is releasing this information to the press needs to be prosecuted.
GAC

I heard a lot more detail on the court seal. It applies to those on the list because the union requested the seal. Now, nobody gets to see the detail.

Seems weird, but the law is what the law is.
GAC

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Thank you everyone.

I'm surprised there were that few questions for him and the MLBPA guy.

Ortiz=Clemens plain and simple.