Members of former Senator George Mitchell’s investigation team will interview members of the Yankee organization near the end of this month, The Post has learned.
Mitchell, who was appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to investigate steroid use in baseball, or one of his associates will talk to members of the Yankee training staff, coaching staff and front office.
It is not known whether any players will be questioned.
Mitchell’s team has been making the rounds in recent months interviewing people about their knowledge of steroid use in the game.
Players have been advised by the union not to speak with investigators without a lawyer present.
Mitchell has no subpoena power, so he cannot force anyone to talk with his group, although it is believed Major League Baseball has strongly encouraged organizations to cooperate.
The Yankees have several people Mitchell’s staff is likely interested in. Both Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield were implicated in the BALCO investigation as steroid users.
The Yankees also had the steroid shadow cast upon them with the raid on former Diamondback reliever Jason Grimsley’s home and his admission to using performance-enhancing drugs. Grimsley played for the Yankees in 1999-2000.
The investigators likely will want to talk to Joe Torre, who managed the Cardinals during the dawn of the steroid era and the Yankees at the peak of it.
The coaching staff also features three former managers in Larry Bowa, Lee Mazzilli and Tony Pena.