Grady Sizemore Bares All About His Half-Naked Photos

Greg Oden and Matt Leinart must understand Grady Sizemore's situation well.

Revealing Internet photos of Sizemore have caused a controversy in Cleveland. The Indians center fielder apologized for the photos at a Cleveland sports awards ceremony on Wednesday.

"It's tough," Sizemore told The Associated Press. "This is a situation where it's a private matter and personal photos were stolen illegally. I've always tried to represent myself and the Cleveland organization as best as possible, and to put everybody through this is a terrible feeling, and I apologize to everybody."

Sizemore never wanted the photos to go public.

"I never intended for any of this to get out,” Sizemore told the AP. “I hate to have to put everybody through this, but in the end, it just wasn't meant to come out. It was meant for me and my girlfriend, and it just happened to work out the way it did. … You always have to be careful, but this was something that was stolen out of an e-mail account.”

The three-time All-Star has already put the scandal behind him.

"I'm not going to speculate as to what people are going to do," Sizemore told the AP. "I've put it behind me, and I'm looking forward to this year."

The 27-year-old hit .248 in 106 games with the Indians last season. Sizemore's career-best season came one year earlier when the outfielder hit 33 home runs and stole 38 bases for the Tribe.