"A former infielder for the Oakland A's and New York Yankees testified Wednesday that Barry Bonds' trainer sold him banned drugs and gave him injections before and during baseball's 2002 season.
Randy Velarde was the fourth - and last - baseball player to testify for the government in Bonds' trial on charges of lying under oath in 2003 to the grand jury that investigated the BALCO sports steroid scandal.
Like the other three players called to the witness stand, Velarde said he got drugs from Greg Anderson, Bonds' boyhood friend and weight trainer.
The trainer sold him perhaps $800 worth of human growth hormone and an unknown injectable substance, Velarde said. The injectable stuff provided him more endurance and strength, Velarde testified. He said Anderson met him in parking lots and gave him the injections.
The other three players who testified for the government were Colorado Rockies infielder Jason Giambi, former A's utility man Jeremy Giambi and former Giants outfielder Marvin Benard.
Like those earlier witnesses, Velarde gave no indication that he had discussed banned drugs with Bonds.
Later Wednesday, prosecutor Matthew Parrella told federal Judge Susan Illston that he intends to wrap up his case without calling three other former Giants who also had been on the government's witness list. They were outfielder Armando Rios and catchers Benito Santiago and Bobby Estalella.
Those players, now retired, had told investigators that they also got banned drugs from Anderson, according to court records. In addition, Estalella had told investigators that Bonds had once confided that he too was using banned drugs, the records show."