A-Rod apologizes again for steroid use
In his first press conference since his steroid use was outed, Alex Rodriguez apologized for his mistakes. He chalked up his steroid use as a youthful indiscretion blaming himself for being “young and stupid.” We brought in a sports fan, The Takeaway’s own Jay Cowit, to decide whether or not this apology was genuine or just a requisite PR move.
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