MIAMI -- Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Pedro Guerrero and two other men have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.

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Guerrero, one of three co-MVPs of the 1981 World Series, was arrested at his Miami home Thursday night, Drug Enforcement Administration officials said. He is accused of trying to buy cocaine from undercover DEA agents.

"Two of our undercover guys had their trading cards autographed by him," DEA spokesman Brent Eaton said Friday. "He was telling us that he was playing golf with O.J. (Simpson) recently."

Guerrero, 44, was released on $100,000 bond. His nephew, Adan "Tony" Cruz, and a Cruz associate, Larry Mercedes, also were arrested and charged.

According to an affidavit filed by DEA agent Robert Tilley, Guerrero's arrest came after a two-month investigation focused on Cruz.

Cruz and Guerrero met with DEA informants and undercover agents Wednesday at a Miami restaurant, according to the affidavit. During the tape-recorded meeting, Cruz said he wanted to purchase an unspecified quantity of cocaine. Guerrero said he would be "responsible" for 15 kilograms, or 33 pounds, of the purchase.

Guerrero indicated the transaction should take place at his home, in an upscale golf neighborhood just west of Miami, Eaton said.

DEA agents received $70,000 as a down payment, and Guerrero assured them by phone that he was good for the balance, Eaton said. The going price for a kilogram of cocaine in Miami is about $16,000, he said.

Cruz was arrested Thursday around 8:15 p.m. when undercover agents delivered the sham cocaine to him at a supermarket near Guerrero's house. Guerrero and Mercedes, were then arrested at the former ballplayer's home.

"This is not that big a case," Eaton said, noting that DEA agents had seized nearly 700 kilograms of cocaine in an unrelated bust Friday. A father and son were arrested in that unrelated case in neighboring Broward County.

There was no immediate comment from Guerrero, whose phone was busy Friday evening during repeated attempts to reach him.

Guerrero, a native of the Dominican Republic who played the outfield, first base and third base, hit 215 home runs in his 15-year career. He also played for St. Louis, retiring from the Cardinals after the 1992 season.