Texas Rangers Ron Washington Admits Cocaine Drug Abuse
Manager Ron Washington of the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers has admitted to taking cocaine during the first part of the 2009 season. Ron Washington failed a MLB drug test in 209 shortly after being awarded a contract extension to manage the club in the next season.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Manager Ron Washington of the Major League Baseball team Texas Rangers has admitted to taking cocaine during the first part of the 2009 season. Ron Washington failed a MLB drug test in 209 shortly after being awarded a contract extension to manage the club in the next season.
Ron Washington issued a statement which read in part:
"I am here today to apologize for a huge mistake I made during the first half of the season in 2009.
I am not here to make excuses. There are none.
I am not here to ask for sympathy. That would be asking too much.
I fully understand that I disappointed a lot of people----my family, my players, coaches, as well as the team's leadership, especially Nolan Ryan and Jon Daniels, as well as young people who may have looked up to me.
I am truly sorry for my careless, dangerous, and frankly, stupid, behavior last year.
Clearly, you have never seen me speak from a script before. But this is a time that I need to get the words exactly right.
Here's the biggest question: how and why did this happen?..."
The manager was alerted to a drug test that was forthcoming and promptly revealed to baseball officials that he might fail the test. He immediately entered a MLB drug treatment program but was allowed to continue to manage the Texas Rangers through the treatment. Washington said he successfully completed the entire program which had testing done up to three times per week.
Washington had a meeting with his players where he admitted to his mistake.
No further information as to if he will continue to manage the team or be removed but all indications are that he will remain as manager of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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