Steroids Found in Red Sox Player's Car

B O S T O N, July 25 -- Red Sox infielder Manny Alexander faces aninvestigation by major league baseball after police found illegalsteroids in his car.

Alexander lent his car to the team’s bat boy while the Red Soxwere in Chicago for a weekend series against the White Sox latelast month. Boston police found vials and syringes in the glovecompartment on June 30, the Boston Herald reported.

Alexander refused to comment, but team spokesman Kevin Sheaconfirmed Monday that baseball’s security office and local lawenforcement officials were investigating and the Red Sox willcooperate.

Bat Boy Had Record

No criminal complaint has been filed in connection with thesteroids. Possession of steroids without a prescription carries asentence of up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The bat boy, Carlos Cowart, has no driver’s license and has acriminal record that includes charges for possessing cocaine andmarijuana, the Herald reported.

Police noticed the parked car sticking out into traffic in theBoston neighborhood of Dorchester. Cowart was in the car but afriend was behind the wheel.

Police arrested Cowart and impounded the car when they learnedCowart had an outstanding warrant for driving without a license andfailure to stop. When they searched the car, they found the drugsin an envelope in the glove compartment.

Cowart was arraigned July 3 on the outstanding warrant charge.He could not be reached for comment.

Alexander, who came to Boston this year in a trade with theChicago Cubs, retrieved the car from a tow lot.