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"&lt;img alt=\"0707_a_rod_ryan_braun_mlb_article_getty\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2013/07/07/0707-a-rod-ryan-braun-mlb-article-getty-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The whistleblower who claims to have proof &lt;strong&gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Ryan Braun&lt;/strong&gt; and other baseball players took steroids ... has been threatened and hounded so much ... he's being forced into hiding, TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to sources connected to Major League Baseball's steroid investigation ... &lt;strong&gt;Porter Fischer&lt;/strong&gt; has been under constant pressure for more than six months from private investigators -- hired by players, he believes -- attempting to get their hands on his records from the now infamous Biogenesis clinic in Miami.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're also told Fischer's received death threats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we previously reported the ex-Biogenesis employee has documents which allegedly nail several players for purchasing and using performance enhancing drugs from the clinic within the last year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's currently negotiating a deal to turn over the docs to MLB officials.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Fischer stands to make a fortune -- possibly seven figures -- we're told he plans to use the money to disappear, and to protect his loved ones ... sort of like his own witness protection program. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As one source puts it ... \"he just wanted to do the right thing and reveal the truth,\" but didn't realize he'd face such a backlash and have his life turned upside down."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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