MLB to Question Dodgers Doctor Neal ElAttrache Over Conor McGregor's 2021 Banned Drug Use
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 11
MLB to Question Dodgers Doctor Neal ElAttrache Over Conor McGregor's 2021 Banned Drug Use
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 11
Summary
MLB investigators plan to interview Dodgers team doctor Neal ElAttrache in coming weeks after disclosures that he supported Conor McGregor's use of banned performance-enhancing drugs during injury recovery.
The inquiry centers on why ElAttrache backed the UFC star's treatment path after McGregor's 2021 leg break and whether he ever supported baseball players using prohibited substances.
The case stems from ElAttrache's role overseeing McGregor's surgery and referring him to a specialist who prescribed the banned drugs, a move anti-doping officials viewed as exploiting a testing loophole.
ElAttrache is one of sports' most prominent physicians, having treated stars including Shohei Ohtani and worked with 18 of the past 29 MLB MVP or Cy Young winners.