Oscar Taveras was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash last month, an official in the Dominican Republic said.

Toxicology reports showed Taveras had a blood-alcohol level five times the Dominican Republic's legal limit when he lost control of his car Oct. 26 on a highway in the tourist region of Puerto Plata, according to a spokesman for the Domincan attorney general's office.

After the findings were released, St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak issued a statement saying team officials "have yet to receive any official notification from the Dominican. Until we have the opportunity to review the official report, we cannot confirm details. While we are still working to obtain the facts, it won't change the fact that this is a terrible tragedy. We have an obligation to use this as an opportunity to educate our players that they must take responsibility for themselves both on and off the field."

Former major league pitcher Brad Halsey has died in a recreational climbing accident. He was 33.

Halsey went 14-19 in 88 games with the Yankees, Diamondbacks and A's from 2004-06. The left-hander most recently pitched in the minors for the Yankees in 2011.

Alex Rodriguez admitted to use of performance-enhancing drugs during a meeting with the Drug Enforcement Administration in January, according to a report from the Miami Herald.

Two sources confirmed details of the Herald's report to ESPN.

According to documents filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Alex Rodriguez paid nearly $1 million to his cousin, Yuri Sucart, in exchange for Sucart's silence regarding A-Rod's illegal PED use in June 2013.

In August of 2013, Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games for his involvement in the Biogenesis drug scandal.

The story was first reported by the New York Daily News, citing documents filed in the pending criminal case against Sucart for his involvement with Biogenesis and its founder, Anthony Bosch, who pleaded guilty last month.