Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez through the end of the 2014 season under the terms of the league's Joint Drug Agreement for alleged involvement with the South Florida clinic, Biogenesis. This equates to 211 regular season games. Rodriguez is expected to appeal his suspension and will be allowed to play during the appeal process.
Twelve other players accepted their suspensions and will immediately begin serving bans of 50 games each. They are:
Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers)
Everth Cabrera (San Diego Padres)
Jhonny Peralta (Detroit Tigers)
Antonio Bastardo (Philadelphia Phillies)
Francisco Cervelli (New York Yankees)
Jordany Valdespin (Mets - minors)
Jesus Montero (Mariners - minors)
Cesar Puello (Mets - minors)
Sergio Escalona (Astros - minors)
Fernando Martinez (Yankees - minors)
Fautino De Los Santos (Free Agent)
Jordan Norberto (Free Agent)
For further details, please watch the ESPN story below (Email subscribers click here).
Monday, 5 August 2013
Breaking: MLB suspends A-Rod, 12 others in PED scandal
Posted on 12:40 by Unknown
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