By T.J. Quinn After saying Alex Rodriguez would fight any discipline from Major League Baseball, a source familiar with discussions told “Outside the Lines” Wednesday that A-Rod’s representatives were negotiating a possible settlement that could result in a suspension. …read more
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By ESPN.com news services Alex Rodriguez will play in a simulated game Thursday in Tampa and is expected to begin a rehab assignment Friday, the latest development in the embattled slugger’s attempt to return to the New York Yankees. …read more
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By Joey Nowak Major League Baseball reportedly has told the Players Association that it intends to suspend Alex Rodriguez and eight other players this week for acquiring performance-enhancing drugs from the Biogenesis clinic in Miami. An announcement is expected to be made this week. …read more
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By Adam Berry It’s become increasingly difficult to predict what will happen next in the daily drama surrounding Alex Rodriguez. …read more
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By Richard Justice While his career with the Yankees seems to be careening to an ugly end, there’s an entire other world awaiting Alex Rodriguez. Maybe these last few years have been a rehearsal for his next career. Otherwise, there’s no explanation for his behavior. …read more
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By Andrew Marchand Michael Gross says he has been reprimanded; has never formally examined Alex Rodriguez. …read more
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By Paul Hagen With their lineup struggling and the status of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez up in the air, reports that the Yankees have targeted Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano, 37, could return to his first Major League team make sense. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch While applauding Monday’s Ryan Braun suspension as a vital step in further cleaning up the game, the Yankees must now wonder if the announcement is just the first domino to fall, and if Alex Rodriguez could be the next to be hit with a lengthy ban by the league. …read more
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By Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Contributor
Major League Baseball has just announced that Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers has been suspended for the remainder of the 2013 season as a result of its investigation into Biogenesis and performance enhancing substances. In a story that has intrigued the sports industry for the past seven months, it was finally determined that Braun has violated the Basic Agreement and the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. As his suspension begins immediately, everyone’s attention will now turn towards names such as Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, Bartolo Colon, Melky Cabrera and others who have been associated with Anthony Bosch and his now defunct anti-aging clinic in South Florida. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch The Yankees understandably kept close tabs on Alex Rodriguez’s recovery during his time with their top Minor League farm club, but several of the club’s other injured big leaguers are also making significant progress down at the organization’s Tampa, Fla., training facility. …read more
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By ESPNNewYork.com An MRI Sunday night revealed that Alex Rodriguez has a Grade 1 strain of his left quadriceps. …read more
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By Ian Begley Left quad tightness forced Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup for his rehab game Sunday with Triple-A Scranton, putting his plans to rejoin the New York Yankees on Monday in flux. …read more
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By Ian Begley Left quad tightness forced Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup for his rehab game Sunday with Triple-A Scranton, putting his plans to rejoin the New York Yankees on Monday in flux. …read more
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By Bryan Hoch The Yankees are preparing to have Alex Rodriguez active and in their lineup on Monday against the Rangers in Arlington after the slugger’s Minor League rehabilitation stint expires. …read more
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By Andrew Kappes One powerful swing of the bat showed that Alex Rodriguez is nearing a return to the Yankees. Rodriguez continued his rehab Thursday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and hit a two-run homer in the third inning. …read more
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By Andrew Marchand If all goes according to plan, Alex Rodriguez will complete his minor league rehab this weekend and join the New York Yankees early next week. …read more
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By Jed Weisberger Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez continued his Yankees rehabilitation assignment in one of Minor League Baseball’s classic ballparks, FirstEnergy Stadium, on Monday night, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the Double-A Trenton Thunder’s 6-5 win over the Reading Fightin Phils. …read more
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By Ian Begley Embattled New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted he failed to show up for a scheduled rehab game Friday but said his absence hasn’t kept him from having “productive conversations” with the Yankees. …read more
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By Alicia Jessop, Contributor In recent weeks, reports have indicated that some of MLB’s biggest stars, including Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, may face suspensions as a result of MLB’s investigation into Biogenesis, the Miami anti-aging clinic which allegedly supplied performance enhancing drugs to MLB players. With major media outlets asserting that MLB is considering imposing at least 100-game bans against Rodriguez and Braun, an evaluation of MLB’s Join Drug Prevention and Treatment Program demonstrates that imposing such discipline may not be in MLB’s best interest. …read more
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By Andrew Marchand The New York Yankees don’t plan on disciplining Alex Rodriguez even though he failed to show up for a scheduled minor-league rehab game on Friday, a source confirmed. …read more
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