Ryan Braun is calling fans and offering an apology for using performance-enhancing drugs, according to the Milwaukee Brewers.

"It was his idea," said Brewers CEO Rick Schlesinger. "He came to us and said he wanted to call fans," including season-ticket holders, partial season-ticket holders and individual buyers.

The Brewers turned over a list of several dozen random names.

"He said he wanted to call everybody on the list," Schlesinger said.