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Alex Rodriguez's cousin, Yuri Sucart, pleads guilty in Biogensis case

Yuri Sucart admitted to recruiting customers for Anthony Bosch's Biogenesis of America clinic, above. (Getty Images)
Yuri Sucart admitted to recruiting customers for Anthony Bosch's Biogenesis of America clinic, above. (Getty Images)

Alex Rodriguez's cousin, Yuri Sucart, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal drug charge connected to the Biogensis scandal, according to the Associated Press.

Sucart, 52, admitted that he, along with others, conspired to distribute human growth hormone to athletes. He'll receive eight to 14 months in prison after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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In a statement read by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, Sucart admitted to bringing players who were interested in obtaining steroids to former Biogensis of America owner Anthony Bosch.

"You actively recruited the players by telling them you had a 'doctor' who could help the players get bigger and recover from injuries faster,'' Altonaga read. ''The 'doctor' did not accept any checks, only cash, because cash did not leave behind any evidence."

"Correct," Sucart responded through a Spanish interpreter.

For his services, Sucart was paid as much as $13,500 a month by Bosch. He not only introduced professional players to Bosch, but also brought high school players to meet him.

That statement also referred to Sucart as Rodriguez's "steroid mule" when Rodriguez played for the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers. Sucart worked as Rodriguez's assistant for years before the two had a falling out in 2012. Due to Sucart's guilty plea, Rodriguez will not be forced to testify in court.

Sucart becomes the eighth person involved with Biogensis to have entered a guilty plea.

The 39-year-old Rodriguez apologized for his involvement in the scandal with a hand-written note in February. After missing all of 2014, he's set to open the season as the Yankees' designated hitter.

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