"Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I've taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.
"I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Dodger organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I'm sorry about this whole situation."
According to ESPN, the drug in question was human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). It can be used to reset the body and start testosterone production again after steroid use, hence its presence on The List. It's also used as a fertility drug, both for females, and to treat male "hypogonadism" (hypo = underperforming). If that was the "personal health issue," one can understand why Manny wouldn't be rushing to talk about it. On the other hand, he and his Brazilian wife Juliana (married since 2000) already have 2 sons, and there's his son Manuelito from a previous relationship.