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Alex Rodriguez responds to Brian Cashman's comments
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It wasn't really a war of words over a tweet Alex Rodriguez sent Tuesday saying he had been given the "green light" to play in games -- after all, Brian Cashman was the one using all the fire power. But something the Yankees GM got through to A-Rod, or at least the way he said it.
Rodriguez responded to harsh criticism from Cashman with a statement Wednesday morning.
"I...
Read more »Alex Rodriguez refused to give Anthony Bosch financial help, report says
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Anthony Bosch, the owner of the now-shuttered Miami clinic Biogenesis alleged to have supplied numerous MLB stars with performance enhancing drugs, was turned into MLB’s primary witness against Alex Rodriguez and other sluggers after Rodriguez refused to give Bosch financial assistance, according to a Daily News report citing sources.
“They were afraid someone else would pay him,” the source...
Read more »Alex Rodriguez, many others may be suspended by MLB, report says
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Alex Rodriguez could face a 100-game suspension now that Major League Baseball is expecting Tony Bosch, the embattled founder of Biogenesis, to testify in its case against players linked to the alleged PED-dispensing clinic, according to ESPN.
The stunning development comes only days after Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and general manager Brian Cashman were critical on two separate occasions...
Read more »Report: Alex Rodriguez rep purchased Biogenesis medical records
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MLB investigators have found what they believe is evidence that a representative of Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez purchased medical records from a person connected to former South Florida clinic Biogenesis, according to a report by the New York Times.
The Times had reported Thursday that MLB had purchased documents from an ex-employee at the former anti-aging clinic with the intent...
Read more »Alex Rodriguez on field for batting practice Wednesday
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Alex Rodriguez, who chose not to be introduced Opening Day, appeared on the field during BP, chatting with players and coaches from both teams on Wednesday.
He did not stop for a small group of reporters wanting to ask him about Robinson Cano’s decision to leave Scott Boras, which A-Rod did in 2010. ...
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