SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors say they will prove personal trainer Greg Anderson supplied Barry Bonds with the steroids that led to a positive test in November 2000, the offseason before the slugger hit a major-league-record 73 home runs.
In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors provided a glimpse of their trial strategy against Bonds, who is accused of lying to a 2003 grand jury investigating steroids use among elite athletes.
Prosecutors said they have two documents showing Bonds tested positive for anabolic steroids in 2000 and that Anderson supplied the drugs, but they did not give details. Prosecutors made the claim in opposing Bonds’ bid to have nine of the 15 felony charges against him tossed out.
Bonds has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of making false declarations to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. He’s accused of lying when he said he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs during his 2003 grand jury testimony.
Footnotes.
Tigers reliever Todd Jones announced his retirement, finishing with 319 career saves with Detroit, Houston, Minnesota, Colorado, Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Florida.
• Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte is done for the season because of a sore pitching shoulder.
• The Dodgers activated shortstop Rafael Furcal (back) and placed right-hander Brad Penny on the 60-day disabled list. The move means the team’s opening-day starter won’t be eligible for the postseason should Los Angeles qualify.
• The Mets activated pitcher John Maine (shoulder).
The Associated Press
