NY Times: Sosa Tested Positive For 'Roids in '03

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 16, 2009 9:00PM

The New York Times is reporting this afternoon that, "according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year," Sammy Sosa tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season in which he was playing for the Cubs. According to the story, it seems Sosa's positive test came from the same round that snared Yankees slugger/slapper Alex Rodriguez.

The 2003 test that ensnared Sosa was the first such test conducted by Major League Baseball. Under guidelines agreed upon with the players union, the test results were to remain anonymous but would lead to testing with penalties the next year if more than 5 percent of the results were positive.

The Sosa-steroid discussion was recently reignited here by Sosa's retirement announcement. [via Windy Citizen]