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• Brian McNamee is a former assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. He testified against Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens during the 2008 United States Congressional hearing on steroid use in Major League Baseball.

  In a February 2009 interview with Howard Stern, McNamee discussed his choice to tell federal prosecutors about Roger Clemens' steroid use. He stated that lying was not an option, and "It wasn't worth that risk of that being over my head for six years -- that's the term they have to investigate you and convene a grand jury."ESPN.com: McNamee says telling truth only option

• Fast Facts

  1. Former New York City police officer serving in the force for three years
  2. Raised in Breezy Point section of Queens, New York
  3. Played catcher at the St. John's University
  4. Started with the Yankees as a bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher
  5. In 1998, became the strength and conditioning coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, which is where he met Clemens
  6. Claims to have personally injected Clemens with steroids between 1998 and 2001ESPN.com: McNamee takes center stage with bombshells about Clemens (December 13, 2007)
  7. Claims that he injected pitcher Andy Pettitte with human growth hormoneThe New York Times: A Baseball Lover, Key to Tarnishing a Yankee Era (December 15, 2007)
  8. Previously involved in the 2006 investigation of relief pitcher Jason Grimsley

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