3 ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁non - dis cipl inary ▁and ▁anonymous , ▁we ▁can ▁not ▁make ▁any ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁this ▁report ▁as ▁it ▁per tain s ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁named ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁ESP N ▁after ▁the ▁report ▁came ▁out , ▁cit ing ▁" an ▁enorm ous ▁amount ▁of ▁pressure ▁to ▁perform ", ▁Rod rig uez ▁admitted ▁to ▁using ▁b anned ▁subst ances ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁" All ▁my ▁years ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁have ▁been ▁clean ", ▁he ▁added , ▁saying ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁used ▁b anned ▁subst ances ▁since ▁last ▁taking ▁them ▁following ▁a ▁spring ▁training ▁injury ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁R angers . ▁ ▁" Back ▁then , ▁[ base ball ] ▁was ▁a ▁different ▁culture ", ▁Rod rig uez ▁said . ▁" It ▁was ▁very ▁loose . ▁I ▁was ▁young , ▁I ▁was ▁stupid , ▁I ▁was ▁na ï ve . ▁And ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁prove ▁to ▁everyone ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁worth ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁I ▁did ▁take ▁a ▁b anned ▁subst ance . ▁And ▁for ▁that , ▁I ▁am ▁very ▁sorry ▁and ▁deeply ▁regret ful ." ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁sure ▁of ▁the ▁name ( s ) ▁of ▁the ▁subst ance ( s ) ▁he ▁had ▁used . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 0