A month after acknowledging he made "mistakes," Ryan Braun admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during his National League MVP season of 2011.

The suspended Milwaukee slugger said in a statement released on Thursday by the Brewers that he took a cream and a lozenge containing banned substances while rehabilitating an injury.

"It was a huge mistake for which I am deeply ashamed and I compounded the situation by not admitting it immediately," Braun said.