Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada announced Thursday that he lied about his age when he enters Major League Baseball.

Tejada said that he told officials that he was two years younger than he really was when he entered the Majors.

Tejada admitted to Astros general manager Ed Wade on Thursday that he is actually 33, not 31, like he is listed in the team's media guide.

Tejada said he wanted to correct information he gave to the Oakland Athletics when he signed with them in 1993. Tejada, who grew up in a poverty-stricken town in the Dominican Republic, revealed that a youth coach encouraged him to say he was 17.

Tejada remains under federal investigation for allegedly lying to government authorities regarding steroid use.

The Astros acquired Tejada in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles on December 12, just one day before his name was mentioned in the Mitchell Report on doping.