>> reporter: major league baseball coo rob manford strongly denied any improper conduct on behalf of his investigators saying our investigators have complied with all legal and ethical requirements throughout the process. manfred cleared the air on another topic. payments made for evidence and he confirmed authorizing $155,000 in class for documents to find out about violations of the league's drug policy saying there is nothing illegal or unethical about paying for documents. it's sometimes necessary to pay for documents for information. but what if those documents are stolen? the files in question come from the biogenesis in florida. that worker told police mlb representatives are offered him a job and up to $125,000 for the client file. that last alleged offer,