Ryan Braun is ready to come clean and admit to his past mistakes.

According to people familiar with his plans, Braun will soon admit that he used performance-enhancing drugs in parts of the 2011 season, the reasons why he did it, and publicly apologize for the lies and deception.

Braun has begun sending apologies to baseball officials and is expected to express remorse in the statement.

People close to Braun said he is eager to be the anti-Alex Rodriguez.