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Apparently, Fernando Vina is interested in keeping his analyst job at ESPN and staying in the public eye. To do that, Vina had to come clean and discuss his appearance in the Mitchell Report ... and that's exactly what he's done in an interview with Bob Ley (loose quotes):

In 2003 I did use HGH ... in '01 I played over 150 games, in '02 I played over 150 games, in '03 I had some issues with some injuries, my knee and my hamstring injuries that set me back ... I tried everything rehabbing, and it came to a point that I had to, I was desperate. And you get a lot of pressure, not only do I put a lot of pressure on myself because I wanted to be in every inning of every game, and it came to a point that, whenever I did rehab, I couldn't get back on the field. And I was getting pressure obviously from the team to get back out there. (...)

And it got to a point that I got desperate and I ended up trying HGH to try to get back and heal myself. It wasn't to try to hit home runs or get an edge, I mean for me, it was to try to get back on the field ... Was it right? No. Obviously it was wrong, because it was the wrong thing to do. I'm embarrassed by it.

When asked by Ley about the lines in the report where Radomski sold him steroids such as Deca-Durabolin, Vina responded:

I never bought steroids from him, all I used was HGH.

Fernando Vina Confirms HGH Use - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog