Adam Riggs played for the USC Aiken Pacers for the 1993 and 1994 seasons.[2] Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 22nd round of the 1994 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft,Riggs made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers on August 7,1997.
Riggs gained notoriety after a 2003 game with the Anaheim Angels in which he wore a uniform which featured the team name misspelled as "Angees",[3] which appeared in Sports Illustrated,and was also nominated for a This Year in Baseball Award for Most Bizarre Moment in 2003.[4]
On December 13, 2007, Riggs was included in the Mitchell Report, in which it was alleged that he used steroids during his career. In the report, Kirk Radomski states that Riggs bought human growth hormone, clenbuterol, and Winstrol from him between July 10, 2003, to November 30, 2005. Photocopies of five checks from Riggs to Radomski are included in the report to substantiate Radomski's accusations. Radomski claims Riggs was referred to him by Paul Lo Duca. Riggs declined to meet with the Mitchell investigators but provided a letter from his lawyer stating that he "never tested positive for improper substances".[5]
From 2005 to 2008, Riggs never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs while playing in Japan for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows under the Olympic testing standards used by Nippon Professional Baseball.[6]
References
↑ Havsy, Jane. "Soaring with the Angels", Daily Record, August 29, 2003. Accessed November 4, 2007. "I said, cool, recalled Riggs, a graduate of Lenape Valley High School and County College of Morris."
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