Strawberry Still Missing

T A M P A, Fla., April 2 -- Prosecutors will push for prison time forDarryl Strawberry, the former New York Yankees slugger who latelast week failed to report to a residential drug treatment centerwhere he was under house arrest.

Prosecutors say the multiple chances he's had for freedom on theoutside have not worked.

"We were seeking prison time on his last violation," said PamBondi, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office. "Wecertainly haven't changed our opinion. He was given everyopportunity and he has all the resources."

Strawberry, 39, never returned to his apartment at the centerThursday night after a drug counseling session.

It was the second time he's left the facility and the third timehe's violated the terms of his 1999 sentence on drug possession andsolicitation of prostitution.

At the treatment facility, a counselor said those who knowStrawberry are "as concerned as everybody else" about him.Besides his addiction, Strawberry is also undergoing treatment forcolon cancer.

"It's very sad," Yankee manager Joe Torre told the New YorkDaily News. "The longer it goes not finding him, the scarier itgets."

While a warrant has been issued for Strawberry's arrest, policesaid they were not actively searching for him because he is notconsidered a violent offender.