As Major League Baseball continues to investigate the Biogenesis clinic, more and more player's names are surfacing as being associated with the steroid clinic. Yankees' Robinson Cano is the latest name to reportedly be on the clinic's client roster. Sonia Cruz, a spokeswoman for Cano's foundation, was listed as being a clinic of the clinics. Cano is denying any association.
Cano has adamantly denied knowing the clinic's founder, Tony Bosch. He also denied ever using any kind of performance-enhancing drugs. Cano's good friends Melky Cabrera and Alex Rodriguez have been linked to the clinic as well, leaving many to believe that Cano does have some sort association.
While Cruz claims to have never been a client of clinics, documents show her owing $300 in July and August to Bosch. Records show she did make payments on the amount owed. Former clinic associates claim the payments were for a weight-loss program and not for performance-enhancing drugs for Cano. He has denied knowing about Cruz visiting the clinic.
"It has nothing to do with me. I'm just going to keep playing my game to help the team win," Cano said in a statement.
Cruz has yet to make an official comment on the reports outside of denying the truth of them. When contract she said she need to discuss things with Cano's agent, Scott Boras. While Cano is no longer signed with Boras, he was at the time the connection with the clinic was discovered. Cruz has said she met with a nurse from the clinic to discuss a diet program and that he association is purely nutritional. Cruz's boyfriend, Orlando Dager, was also listed as a client of the clinics and also owed money in both July and August.
The clinic was closed in September after the founder, Bosch, has financial disputes with several of his associates. It offered various services including weight-loss programs, but has also been linked to using human growth hormones, which are banned by MLB. Bosch was not a licensed physician and is also being investigated for illegal practicing of medicine. So far, over 30 professional players have been connected to the clinic.
