Rodriguez was among a boatload of players from his era that was linked to PEDs. Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk broke down the circumstantial evidence connecting "Pudge" to steroids, but that's all it ever became: ... Jose Canseco wrote in his book that he personally injected Pudge with steroids.

Did Pudge Rodriguez test positive for steroids?

Canseco, in his infamous tell-all memoir "Juiced," called out players he said used PEDs. His former Rangers teammate Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez was one of those players. Rodriguez never tested positive, and he made it into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday in his first chance at induction.

What baseball Hall of Famers used steroids?

Also, the Hall of Fame isn't made up of exclusively sportsmanlike players right now. Several suspected steroid users, including Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell and Mike Piazza, have made it to Cooperstown.