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Is there a connection between Biogenesis and Latino MLB players?
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Aug 7, 2013
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Is there a connection between Biogenesis and Latino MLB players?
Baseball is all about statistics, and here's a surprising one: out of the 13 players who were suspended this week for drug use, all are Latino.
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees during a game in 2012.
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Baseball is all about statistics, and here's a surprising one: out of the 13 players who were suspended this week for drug use, all are Latino.

Baseball is all about statistics, and here's a surprising one: out of the 13 players who were suspended this week for drug use, all are Latino.

Since baseball started suspending major league players for performance-enhancing drugs, more than three-fourths of offenders were born in Latin-American countries.

To further explore the connection between steroid use and the Latino baseball community we turn to Mike Fish, investigative sports reporter for ESPN.