Retired first baseman David Segui admitted on Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, the Sun reported on its Web site on Monday.
Segui also repeated his admission June last year to ESPN that he used human growth hormone with a prescription.
He told the newspaper that he refused to talk to former US senator George Mitchell, whose report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball is expected this week. Segui said he didn't want to betray the trust of other players.
"I have nothing to hide. I have no problem talking about what I have done," said Segui, who spent eight of his 15 major league seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
Radomski pleaded guilty in April to federal charges of illegally distributing performance-enhancing drugs. As part of his agreement with the government, he was required to cooperate with Mitchell's investigation.
Segui said he met Radomski after being traded to the Mets in 1994. They became close and still talk by phone several times a week -- usually about fishing and family.
At first, Radomski helped Segui with nutrition and weightlifting. Eventually, Segui said, he paid Radomski for different products, from legal supplements and workout gear to steroids and clenbuterol, an asthma drug that is said to melt body fat and is on MLB's banned substances list. Segui also occasionally lent Radomski money.
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