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Curt Schilling: Members of Red Sox organization encouraged me to use PEDs

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Former members of the Red Sox organization approached pitcher Curt Schilling in the team clubhouse in 2008 and encouraged him to use performance-enhancing drugs to help recover from an injury, the three-time World Series champ said on ESPN Radio on Wednesday.

Schilling, an outspoken critic of those who've used PEDs, said the people who made the suggestion are “no longer there.”

“It was...

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