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Braun sample collector states he adopted protocol
The drug test collector at the middle of the Ryan Braun drug debate gone to live in defend his title Tuesday, delivering an argument that detailed his activities associated with the Milwaukee Machines star's positive test for elevated testosterone levels in October.
“I adopted exactly the same procedure in collecting Mr. Braun's sample when i did within the 100s of other samples I collected underneath the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Plan,” Dino Laurenzi Junior. stated within the statement. “At no reason did I tamper by any means using the samples.”
Braun become a huge hit the exam -- and also the 50-game suspension he'd have faced -- and grew to become the very first major league player to effectively appeal an optimistic test result when his suspension was overturned. A 48-hour delay between your assortment of the sample and it is shipment towards the laboratory would be a central reason for Braun's effective defense.
“Given the lateness from the hour which i completed my collections,” Laurenzi stated, “there wasn't any FedEx office situated within 50 miles of Burns Park that will ship packages on that day or Sunday. Therefore, the first the individuals might be shipped was Monday, October 3. For the reason that circumstance, CDT Comprehensive Drug Testing, the company utilized by Major league baseball because of its drug tests has instructed enthusiasts … they should safeguard the samples within their houses until FedEx has the capacity to immediately ship the sample towards the laboratory.”
Laurenzi, a Wisconsin graduate, may be the director of rehab services in a healthcare facility and part of both National Sports Trainers' Association and also the Wisconsin Sports Tainers' Association. He's labored like a drug test collector for Comprehensive Drug Testing since 2005.
“This situation has triggered great emotional distress for me personally and my loved ones,” Laurenzi stated. “I have labored hard my entire existence, have carried out my job responsibilities with integrity and professionalism, and also have done this regarding this matter and all sorts of other collections in which i've participated.”
Braun, the nation's League's Best Playerlast season, rejected to discuss Laurenzi's statement after practice Tuesday. The Machines open their spring training schedule on Sunday, hosting the Titans at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix.
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