Andy Pettitte the pitcher of the New York Yankees made an apology on 18th February to the team mates and to his fans for causing embarrassment to them. However he denied that he is a cheater and said that he took the HGH as part of the treatment of his sore elbow. Yankees has signed him for a $16million contract and after his controversy gave permission to appear late for the spring training. Though Andy has considered not playing this year the team coach, players and management wants him to put the spikes and gloves on .Posada is of opinion that getting back to the game will only do Pettitte good and all the team members are going to support him.

Joe Giardi, the manager of the Yankees said that the team members has attended the news conference of Pettitte own their own interest and they wanted to show that all the Yankees are together like a family. Brian Cashman the general manager appreciated Andy for admitting his mistake. Pettite in his news conference made clear that he has never used human growth hormone to improve his play but was desperate to recover from the injuries and acted stupidly without knowing the consequences.