Alex Rodriguez Suspension 2014? A-Rod 'Deeply Troubled By' New York Yankees' Findings, Feels Bud Selig Is 'Turning A Blind Eye'
Alex Rodriguez and his high-powered legal team have some choice words for Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball.
The Yankees' third baseman is still in the middle of appealing a 211-game suspension that MLB issued him for allegedly using PEDs. His legal team disputes MLB's claim that it has evidence tying the athlete to Biogenesis, the anti-aging clinic accused of distributing PEDs.
A-Rod believes that Selig and MLB are biased toward him. The 3-time A.L. MVP issued a statement on Thursday, according to CBS New York.
"I am deeply troubled by my team's investigative findings with respect to MLB's conduct. How can the gross, ongoing misconduct of the MLB investigations division not be relevant to my suspension, when my suspension supposedly results directly from that division's work?"
The 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner added that his current battle would help youngsters coming into the league.
"It is sad that Commissioner Selig once again is turning a blind eye, knowing that crimes are being committed under his regime. I have 100 percent faith in my legal team. To be sure, this fight is necessary to protect me. But it also serves the interests of the next 18-year-old coming into the league, to be sure he doesn't step into the house of horrors that I am being forced to walk through."
In 2009, Rodriguez admitted to using PEDs from 2001-2003 while he was a member of the Texas Rangers. Both he and his attorneys have denied any recent usage of performance-enhancing drugs
A-Rod recently said, "When I did something wrong, I came forward, I admitted it," a source told Newsday.
With four more years left on his contract, the Yankees are currently still on the hook for $86 million, according to Baseball Reference.
