By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 2/13/2013 9:54 A.M. ET
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli addressed his link to a South Florida clinic under investigation by Major League Baseball, saying that he visited once and has never used performance-enhancing drugs.
Cervelli confirmed on Wednesday that he did meet with Anthony Bosch, the founder of the now-shuttered Biogenesis facility in Coral Gables, Fla., in hopes of finding a quick remedy for a fractured left foot suffered during Spring Training in 2011.
"When I got my foot injured in 2011, I checked with doctors and somebody recommended Biogenesis," Cervelli said. "I went there for maybe suggestions, and that's it. I walked away with nothing in my hands. I just went there, talked and that's it."
Cervelli said that he did not want to get into details about who recommended the Biogenesis clinic, but he said that it was not a player or an agent. He was linked to the clinic when it was reported that his name appears in Bosch's records.
He also said that he has "never" discussed Biogenesis with teammate Alex Rodriguez, and Cervelli said that "it was kind of surprising" to learn that Rodriguez had also been linked to the clinic.
"I was surprised, with all the names and everything," Cervelli said. "Because I don't know other players that went there, I just know about myself, and that's it. I'm not worried because I'm here. [If] I tell the truth, I have nothing to hide."
Cervelli said that he received no assistance or therapy from Bosch or Biogenesis, and that he was not offered performance-enhancing drugs during his visit. He said that he regrets asking for the clinic's opinions.
"I take my responsibility," Cervelli said. "Nobody put a gun in my head to go there."
Cervelli said that he has not spoken to investigators from MLB but is willing to cooperate if asked.
"They're going to do what they have to do, and that's it," Cervelli said. "They come to me, I will talk to them, but that's it. I'm here, focused on baseball."
Cervelli, who is competing to be the Yankees' Opening Day catcher, said that he is not thinking about the possibility of a drug-related suspension or other distractions interrupting his spring.
"I'm telling you guys, I went there, and look at me," Cervelli said. "You check the [statistics]. I know it doesn't matter, but you look at the numbers, everything -- I don't use that stuff.
"I've been with the Yankees for 10 years already. This is my dream, since day one, to be a starting catcher. I will be here, doing what I know, having fun, doing things right. I know my situation right now, no distractions. I just came here to play baseball."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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