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MLB paid to get doping documents: report

Major League Baseball has taken an unprecedented step in the Biogenesis of America investigation, paying a former employee of the South Florida anti-aging clinic linked to performance-enhancing drugs for documents on athletes named in the case, the New York Times reported last night.

The move came after at least one player linked to the clinic bought documents from a former employee there in order to destroy them.

The players connected to the now-shuttered clinic have attempted to do the same in order to keep the potentially incriminating documents away from baseball.

The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez is one of the major leaguers linked to Biogenesis, along with Melky Cabrera, Ryan Braun, Bartolo Colon and Nelson Cruz.

According to the Times, MLB felt as if it needed to purchase the documents from the former Biogenesis employee because at least one player was attempting to do the same.

In addition, it was reported MLB has paid former employees of the clinic for cooperating in its case. The amounts paid in each case did not exceed several thousand dollars, the Times said.