Report says A-rod’s camp leaked about other players
NEW YORK — Members of Alex Rodriguez’s inner circle obtained and leaked documents that implicated Ryan Braun and other players in using performanceenhancing drugs, 60 Minutes reported Friday.
Citing unidentified sources, the CBS News show said the leak occurred in February, days after the Miami New Times published documents implicating the Yankees star in the Biogenesis investigation.
In the Miami New Times documents, the names of Braun and one of Rodriguez’s teammates, catcher Francisco Cervelli, are redacted. 60 Minutes reports that members of Rodriguez’s camp obtained unredacted versions and leaked them to Yahoo! Sports.
“THE ALLEGATIONS ARE UNTRUE AND ARE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO HARM ALEX.” DAVID CORNWELL
Rodriguez’s lawyer, David Cornwell, denied the allegations.
“The allegations are untrue and are another attempt to harm Alex — this time by driving a wedge between Alex and other players in the game,” he said in a statement to the show.
Rodriguez has been suspended for 211 games through the 2014 season. He is allowed to play until a decision is issued by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, which is not expected until at least November.
Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers slugger, accepted a 65-game suspension last month.
Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera were banned 50 games apiece Aug. 5 when Major League Baseball disciplined 13 players. A-Rod’s drug penalty was for “his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone over the course of multiple years,” MLB said.
His punishment under the labour contract was for “attempting to cover up his violations of the program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the office of the commissioner’s investigation.”
Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday he thought the punishment was “eminently fair.”
“I have a job to do, and that’s protecting the integrity of the game and enforcing it, and that’s what I’m going to do,” he said.