NEW YORK — Brian McNamee's defense attorneys might call on Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera to testify about former their New York Yankees teammate Roger Clemens as the ex-pitcher attempts to appeal a judge's decision to dismiss his defamation suit against his former trainer.
The New York Daily News reported Saturday that McNamee's defense lawyers sent a 60-page brief to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals saying they might call on Jeter, Rivera and pitcher Andy Pettitte for sworn testimony.
The brief was sent to the court on Friday in response to Clemens' appeal of a lower court's ruling last year that dismissed the defamation suit against McNamee.
McNamee has sued Clemens for defamation in Brooklyn federal court.