{"id":927167,"date":"2026-06-24T02:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/927167\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T02:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:51:18","slug":"mlb-clears-dodgers-dr-neal-elattrache-of-wrongdoing-following-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/927167\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB clears Dodgers\u2019 Dr. Neal ElAttrache of wrongdoing following inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major League Baseball on Tuesday said it did not have \u201cany concerns\u201d about the work of Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles Dodgers team doctor who drew scrutiny<\/a> in the wake of a New York Times report<\/a> focused on ElAttrache, UFC fighter Conor McGregor and performance-enhancing drugs. The Times first reported the league\u2019s decision Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMLB took our responsibility to conduct due diligence in this matter seriously,\u201d the league said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cWe interviewed Dr. Neal ElAttrache last week, covering multiple topics, and he answered our questions thoroughly.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on our interview, the review of relevant records, Dr. ElAttrache\u2019s long history of support for and cooperation with the Joint Drug Program and the fact that no Therapeutic Use Exemption requests of this nature have been submitted by Dr. ElAttrache or anyone else, we do not have any concerns regarding Dr. ElAttrache\u2019s treatment of MLB players, or his adherence to the Joint Drug Programs and related rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

The league added: \u201cWe consider this matter closed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Times previously reported<\/a> that ElAttrache, who also works with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, wrote a letter supporting a request McGregor made for an exemption to the UFC\u2019s drug policies in 2021, shortly after McGregor underwent surgery to repair broken bones in his leg. ElAttrache oversaw the surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is nearly impossible for physicians to defend themselves or explain their actions in a public setting regarding and unusual case such as this while honoring the ethical obligation to a patient\u2019s privacy,\u201d ElAttrache said in a statement. \u201cSuffice it to say, that it was my desire to support the efforts of MLB to maintain the public trust in fair competition, free of drugs used for the purpose of performance enhancement in our players.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was more than willing to cooperate with our MLB officials to review the specifics of this case and show that I have always remained true and never betrayed this trust during the care I have delivered to hundreds of athletes throughout my career. My patients\u2019 well-being and my own ethical behavior will always be my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, The Athletic reported that while MLB spoke with ElAttrache<\/a>, it was not part of any official investigation.<\/p>\n

ElAttrache has worked extensively with athletes beyond his affiliation with the Dodgers and Rams, performing Shohei Ohtani\u2019s 2023 elbow ligament reconstruction surgery when he was a member of the Los Angeles Angels (and his 2024 shoulder surgery, after he\u2019d signed with the Dodgers), Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant\u2019s 2013 Achilles\u2019 surgery and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady\u2019s ACL reconstruction in 2008.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball on Tuesday said it did not have \u201cany concerns\u201d about the work of Dr. Neal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":927168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,27884,58,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":["post-927167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles-rams","tag-football","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-losangeles","tag-losangelesrams","tag-nfl","tag-rams"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116802819470673964","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=927167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}