Unhappy 38th Birthday? Alex Rodriguez Turns 38 With Controversy Surrounding Him
A-Rod's reputation has been severely damaged since admitting to using PEDs in 2009.
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A-Rod's reputation has been severely damaged since admitting to using PEDs in 2009.
Derek Jeter is playing a simulated game in an undisclosed location.
The New York Yankees acquired Alfonso Soriano from the Chicago Cubs on Friday, bringing back the seven-time All-Star to provide a power boost to a team that desperately needs more pop.
Major League Baseball is investigating him, the Yankees are angry with him and Alex Rodriguez is miffed. It's getting ugly in the Bronx.
In an interview broadcast Thursday, Porter Fischer said an additional dozen athletes from different sports — whose names have not been made public — were involved in the now-closed Florida anti-aging clinic.
"I told (Brian) Cashman and Randy (Levine) that I'm ready to play, that I want to play tomorrow," A-Rod told Francesa. "I made it very clear ... Obviously I'm very, very disappointed."
The New York Daily News first reported the reprimand Wednesday and said MLB would expand its drug probe to examine Rodriguez's relationship with Dr. Michael Gross.
Remember when BALCO fell like the Roman Empire? Somewhere in the ashes, we assumed that a fatal blow was struck against dopers and dealers. We thought that the eye of the steroid storm had drifted off to the sea of history. How's that going?
Alex Rodriguez is making headlines again. And this has nothing to do with Biogenesis, PEDs or MRIs.
One player in the Yankees' locker room is beyond frustrated with the nonstop drama surrounding Alex Rodriguez. And he says his teammates are over it, too.
"To be perfectly honest, I don't see any sort of injury there," Dr. Michael Gross told WFAN's Mike Francesa on Wednesday.
Ryan Braun made a deal with baseball and he will sit out the rest of the season before he is allowed to come back to the Milwaukee Brewers and resume his career.
It all sounds ominous, though the Yankees third baseman "has no intention of negotiating a settlement" for his alleged part in baseball's latest PED scandal, according to USA Today.
The Yankees have placed third baseman Luis Cruz on the 15-day disabled list due to a right knee sprain. Cruz has played in 61 games this season for the Bombers.
Alex Rodriguez hasn't been part of the team. He is not a distraction, but simply a sideshow. It's the only issue of which he is guiltless.
An MLB source told CBS Evening News' Jim Axelrod that the five-time American League home-run champion could be looking at a lifetime ban. So will the three-time American League MVP cut a deal with the league?
After Alex Rodriguez suffered a quad strain that will prolong his time on the DL, the Yankees received some positive news that helps with their third base and hitting troubles.
Will Alex Rodriguez or any of the other players tied in media reports to the Biogenesis of America clinic get disciplined and, if so, when?
The Mets' Twitter account posted, but then later removed, a tweet on Monday night that seemed to take a shot at injured Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is done. Make it easy on yourself, A-Rod, and go away. Let the pastime shed the past you did so much to stain. On June 6 I called for A-Rod to retire, and was told my logic was laughable. Not so funny anymore, is it?
Two all-time Yankees say they'll back up Alex Rodriguez if he's suspended in the wake of MLB's investigation into Biogenesis and performance-enhancing drugs.
Not only did Braun let down scores of baseball fans Monday, he riled up players all around the majors. The guys who used to be in his corner. The guys who make up the union membership.
Ryan Braun was suspended without pay for the rest of the season and the postseason Monday in the first penalty following MLB's investigation of the Florida clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs.
According to CBSSports.com/WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman, the third baseman "is all but assured of a Biogenesis-related MLB ban being levied against him."
With the season nearly two-thirds completed, teams are now focusing their attention on the future. Here are some of the specific factors/questions that need to be considered.
