Chapter[ VIII. Information Obtained Regarding Other Players’ Possession or Use of
Steroids and Human Growth Hormone ]
Section[ David Segui ]
David Segui
David Segui played as an infielder for seven different teams in Major League
Baseball from 1990 until 2004, the Baltimore Orioles (8 seasons), New York Mets (parts of
2 seasons), Montreal Expos (parts of 3 seasons), Seattle Mariners (parts of 2 seasons), Toronto
Blue Jays (part of 1 season), Texas Rangers (part of 1 season), and Cleveland Indians (part of
1 season).
In 1994, while Segui was playing for the Mets, he and Radomski became friends.
According to Radomski, Segui admitted to him that he used steroids during that season.
Radomski recalled that either at the very end of Segui’s time with the Mets (1995) or shortly
thereafter, Segui showed him a bottle of anabolic steroids he had received from Mexico (these
were veterinary steroids, according to Radomski). In a subsequent meeting, Radomski gave
Segui without charge a bottle of Deca-Durabolin and told Segui to try it.
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Segui then began purchasing steroids from Radomski. According to Radomski,
Deca-Durabolin was Segui’s steroid of choice in the 1990s because it was safe, did not expire for
three to four years, and was thought to help alleviate joint pain. Deca-Durabolin, however, stays
in the body for up to a year or more and therefore is easily detectable in tests.374 Radomski said
that Segui paid for the steroids by check although Radomski never asked him to pay for them.
Radomski produced six checks drawn on David Segui’s checking account that were deposited
into Radomski’s checking account. All are included in the Appendix. One is shown below.
Radomski said he engaged in more than twelve transactions with Segui and dealt
with Segui more than any other player. Toward the end of his career, Segui told Radomski that
he had a growth hormone deficiency and was getting human growth hormone from a doctor in
Florida.
Segui’s name, with two addresses and several telephone numbers, is listed in the
address book seized by federal agents from Radomski’s residence. Radomski’s 2004-05
374 In the view of steroid abusers, “[t]he major drawback [of Deca-Durabolin] for
competitive purposes is that in many cases it will be detectable for up to a year or more after
use.” William Llewellyn, Anabolics 2006 122 (5th ed. 2006).
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telephone records include eleven calls made by Radomski to Segui’s number between July and
October 2004, when Segui retired from baseball.
Segui is the only player who called Radomski after news of his plea agreement
was reported in the media. Segui asked Radomski if there was anything he could do for him.
Radomski told Segui that he likely would have to tell the government about Segui’s steroid and
growth hormone use, and Segui responded that he did not care.
In a telephone conversation with members of my investigative staff and federal
investigators, Segui said that he would not name any other player and he declined to be
interviewed in person. In our telephone conversation, Segui stated that he still thinks highly of
Radomski and that Radomski did not push drugs on any player. According to Segui, Radomski
was “doing the players a favor” and they were “lucky to have a guy like Radomski,” because
Radomski provided safe performance enhancing substances, in contrast to what the players
might receive from other sources.
Ultimately, Segui made his use public when he told ESPN in June 2006 that he
believed he was one of the players whose names had been redacted from a federal agent’s
affidavit in support of a search warrant for Jason Grimsley’s residence in Arizona.375
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