A-Rod could be next in baseball doping scandal

[Jazzy]

Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Ryan Braun was one of at least 15 Major League Baseball players under investigation for taking performance-enhancing drugs. He was suspended Monday for the rest of the season, and an even bigger name could be next.

The game's highest-paid player, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is also under investigation. A Major League Baseball team executive told CBS News Braun's 65-game suspension could be nothing compared to what Rodriguez faces.

The executive said it's not a matter of "if" Rodriguez will be suspended for using performance enhancing drugs, but "when."

"They have an overwhelming amount of evidence on this guy showing multiple years of usage," the executive said. "He's met with Major League Baseball. He's seen the evidence. He is staring down a penalty much, much harsher than Braun's. It could be years... or even a lifetime suspension."

An MLB announcement about Rodriguez is expected sometime in the next two weeks. CBS News contacted representatives for Alex Rodriguez and got no response, directing reporters to the player's union -- which also had no comment. But just last month, a lawyer for Rodriguez called MLB's investigation "despicable."

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Some say A-Rod's overrated, overpaid and would be no big loss for the Yankees.

What do you think?

 

[DrLeftover]

Alex Rodriguez was suspended Monday for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. The 211-game ban is slated to start Thursday, pending an appeal, and would keep him out through the 2014 season.

But wait! He isn't going away just yet. A-Rod returned to the field Monday night for his season debut for the Yankees, cueing up a bizarre scene in Chicago — a much-maligned superstar playing a game hours after one of the most noteworthy suspensions in sports history.

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The fact that it wasn't a 'lifetime' ban means that MLB bowed to pressure from the Yankees.

And, most likely, sometime in the off season the ban will be shortened to allow him to play at least part of next season.

 

[DrLeftover]

Update:

August 8, 2013

"I've got the opportunity to put on the pinstripes and compete at Yankee Stadium once again. This is why I came back. It's been a long time coming."

Rodriguez, whose suspension was scheduled to begin Thursday before he appealed it, spent this week apologizing to teammates, several Yankees players told USA TODAY Sports.

Rodriguez walked up to each player before games Monday and Tuesday and said he was sorry for being a distraction to the Yankees, who were 11 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the American League East entering Friday night.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2013/08/08/alex-rodriguez-set-to-return-to-yankee-stadium/2633985/