José Alvarado broke his silence for the first time since his 80-game PED suspension, apologizing to the Phillies and their fans.

When the league suspended Alvarado in May, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Alvarado told the team he was taking a supplement for weight loss. He did not go through the proper protocol to see if it was approved. “I took a drug that I didn’t think was contaminated,” Alvarado said in Spanish.

Standing in the Phillies' clubhouse for the first time in more than 11 weeks on Tuesday afternoon, José Alvarado addressed his teammates and coaches. It was the first time he had spoken to many of his