Dan Naulty
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Daniel Donovan Naulty is a former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
and New York Yankees
in Major League Baseball
.
Naulty was drafted by the Twins in the 14th round in 1992 after playing his college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. He debuted in 1996 and pitched for the Twins through the 1998 season. In the 1998 offseason, he was traded to the Yankees for minor league prospect Allen Butler, and he pitched his last season in the majors for the Yankees in 1999. Naulty made 130 career appearances in the majors and finished with a 5-5 career record.
In an article Naulty wrote for the New York Daily News
he confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs)
, including anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Naulty said he had severe mood swings from the drug use, and that he contemplated suicide. He said he started talking PEDs in 1996 during spring training
with the Minnesota Twins
, though he had access to, but did not use, steroids as far back as high school.
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
and New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
.
Naulty was drafted by the Twins in the 14th round in 1992 after playing his college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. He debuted in 1996 and pitched for the Twins through the 1998 season. In the 1998 offseason, he was traded to the Yankees for minor league prospect Allen Butler, and he pitched his last season in the majors for the Yankees in 1999. Naulty made 130 career appearances in the majors and finished with a 5-5 career record.
In an article Naulty wrote for the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
he confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs)
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
, including anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Naulty said he had severe mood swings from the drug use, and that he contemplated suicide. He said he started talking PEDs in 1996 during spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
with the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
, though he had access to, but did not use, steroids as far back as high school.