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Secrecy on '03 tests serves to protect and confound

What continues to damage David Ortiz's reputation, beyond confirmed reports that his name is on that list of major leaguers who failed 2003 doping tests, is letter-of-the-law secrecy regarding the specific substance he used.

Because samples and records of the relevant tests are sealed under court order while a five-year legal battle rages, the Red Sox slugger appears incapable of proving his...

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