Indians support Byrd among human growth hormone accusations

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians are standing behind veteran pitcher Paul Byrd among accusations he bought thousands of dollars worth of human growth hormones.

A San Francisco newspaper reports that Byrd bought over $20,000 dollars in human growth hormones between August of 2002 and January of 2005.

In a statement, Indians Vice President and General Mark Shapiro said, ?I have spoken with Paul about the situation, however, at this time I don?t feel I have enough information to make any further comments on the matter.?

He went on to say that Byrd has been an important member of the Cleveland Indians organization, on and off the field over the last two years.

Byrd joined the Indians prior to the 2006 season.

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