By Brick Stevens
SportingPress.com Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (SP) -- After investigative reporters across the country shot his initial apology full of holes, Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez now admits that it wasn't his cousin in the Dominican Republic 
who shot him with steroids. In an exclusive interview with SportingPress.com, Rodriguez said it was the "hada de diente" ... or tooth fairy.
"I made up the story about my cousin and the drug being available 'over the counter' because I was afraid people wouldn't believe me if I told the truth," Rodriguez said.
"The hada de diente came into my room while I was sleeping and, rather than take the tooth under my pillow and replace it with money, she injected me with steroids," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez admitted he thought it was strange that his tooth was still under his pillow when he woke up and he had a mild burning sensation on his buttock. He said he put his tooth under the pillow every other week for six months - always with the same result: The tooth was there in the morning and his buttocks ached.
"I didn't tell anyone because not everyone believes in hada de diente. I did notice I felt much stronger after her visits, but I assumed it was some kind of magical fairy dust, rather than steroids," he said.
"I'm just happy that the truth is out there finally. And this time it's the real truth," Rodriguez said. "Really."
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