Alex Rodriguez could be suspended for the rest of this year and all of next season.
According to the New York Post, there are strong indications that Major League Baseball will announce all the suspensions in the Biogenesis case this week, including a lengthy one to Rodriguez.
The Post also reports that Rodriguez’s representatives met with MLB officials in the past few days and was trying to gain a better understanding of potential penalties. Although a member of A-Rod’s team reportedly said it is “unequivocally untrue” that Rodriguez is seeking a settlement.
For first-time offenders, failing a PED test is a 50-game punishment. In Rodriguez’s case, because he admitted to previous drug use, a suspension lasting more than the rest of this season isn’t unrealistic.
The New York Yankees third baseman turned 38 on Saturday.
MLB previously suspended Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun for the remainder of the 2013 season (65 games and the post-season) for his involvement with the Biogenesis clinic.
