A-Rod To Appear At Anti-Steroids Event

Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for a foundation that educates youth about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs.

Rodriguez has worked with the Taylor Hooton Foundation since he admitted to steroid use last year. The organization honors the memory of a 17-year-old baseball player who committed suicide in 2003. Doctors believe Taylor Hooton became depressed after he stopped using steroids.

"Don Hooton is just a guy who has tremendous passion for what he's done," Rodriguez said before the Yankees played in Oakland on Tuesday night. "There's no secret we've been working together, hopefully quietly, for a while now. I'd rather not talk about it too much."

The foundation announced Tuesday that Rodriguez and some of his teammates will attend a reception after the Aug. 19 game against the Tigers as part of the fundraiser at Yankee Stadium.

Rodriguez and pitcher Andy Pettitte, who has admitted taking human growth hormone, are providing signed items for sponsors.