When Roger Clemens' wife claimed she secretly received HGH injections without her husband's knowledge

MLB star Roger Clemens was one of the greatest hitters of all time. Clemens' wife Debbie in 2012 claimed she secretly received HGH injections without telling Clemens. The former pitching ace's wife testified in his perjury trial in 2012 that she had been given a shot of human growth hormone by her husband's former trainer. The trainer claimed to have also given Clemens the same injection.

“It was what I wanted to do,” Debbie said.

She explained that she saw the drug as “a fountain of youth, keep young kind of thing.”

Clemens' ex-teammate, former New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, testified in the trial that Clemens admitted between 1999 and 2000 to taking the human growth hormone. However, he later clarified that he was talking about his wife's use of the substance.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Clemens' agent, Randy Hendricks, vehemently denied the accusations and Clemens' use of PEDs in 2006.

"Roger says it is all nonsense. He said the pitcher 'takes vitamin B-12 shots and will pass every [drug] test.'"

On federal accusations of lying to a U.S. congressional committee after Roger Clemens denied using PEDs, he was on trial for a second time. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives was looking into drug use in Major League Baseball at the time.

In dealing with the aftermath of the so-called "steroid era," the indictment gave Major League Baseball yet another setback. The era saw hundreds of players use PEDs up to the early 2000s without fear of penalties.

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Together with his admission of adultery against his wife and public allegations linking him to other women, Clemens continued his astounding fall from grace.

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Roger Clemens' involvement in the PED scandal

According to former pitcher Jason Grimsley's federal complaint, Roger Clemens was supposedly one of numerous athletes who used PEDs in 2006.

Roy Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who retired in 2013, once started a Twitter dispute. Clemens and Barry Bonds, according to Halladay, don't belong in Cooperstown.

When you use PEDs you admit your not good enough to compete fairly! Our nation's past time should have higher standards! No Clemens no Bonds! - Roy Halladay

Roger Clemens was known for his strong competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style.