{"id":21720,"date":"2013-08-06T12:54:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T10:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/rodriguez-in-baseball-doping-ban\/"},"modified":"2013-08-06T12:54:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T10:54:54","slug":"rodriguez-in-baseball-doping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rodriguez-in-baseball-doping-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodriguez in baseball doping ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=12509\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12509  \" alt=\"Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs from 2010-2012, according to Biogenesis. Photo: John E. Sokolowski \/ USA Today Sports\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/ad30e_1375738122000-arod-main-1308051730_4_3.jpg\" width=\"352\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs from 2010-2012, according to Biogenesis. Photo: John E. Sokolowski \/ USA Today Sports<\/p>\n<p>Baseball\u2019s highest paid star, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Alex Rodriguez\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Rodriguez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Alex Rodriguez<\/a>, stated that he is fighting for his life as he and 12 other players have been suspended in a doping scandal.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Major League Baseball\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Major_League_Baseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Major League Baseball<\/a> banned the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"New York Yankees\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">New York Yankees<\/a> slugger for 211 games until the end of the 2014 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old is one of a few players who have been linked to a closed <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.1,-81.6spn=3.0,3.0q=28.1,-81.6 (Florida)t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Florida<\/a> clinic which allegedly supplied banned performing-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, who is popularly known as A-Rod, said he would appeal the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>He can continue playing while his challenge is being heard.<\/p>\n<p>In a news conference on Monday, Rodriguez did not deny using <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/erik-zabel-resigns-after-doping-admission\/\" target=\"_blank\">performance-enhancing drugs<\/a>, saying he would address the issue another time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure there\u2019s been mistakes made along the way,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re here now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a human being. I\u2019ve had two hip surgeries. I\u2019ve had two knee surgeries. I\u2019m fighting for my life. I have to defend myself. If I don\u2019t defend myself no-one else will.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-23578738a=191131729rid=6e5c2fc6-0a2f-4d9a-bd04-4407a80bccf0e=22358d240179f07959c4f84aebf72baf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c8003_191131729_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/r.zemanta.com\/?u=http%3A\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-23578738a=191131729rid=6e5c2fc6-0a2f-4d9a-bd04-4407a80bccf0e=22358d240179f07959c4f84aebf72baf\" target=\"_blank\">Rodriguez in baseball doping ban<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-201_162-57597106\/emotional-alex-rodriguez-its-been-a-nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c8003_191181637_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-201_162-57597106\/emotional-alex-rodriguez-its-been-a-nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emotional A-Rod on drug ban: \u201cIt\u2019s been a nightmare\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/113007\/yankees-slugger-alex-rodriguez-12-others-banned-in-doping-scandal\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c8003_191245956_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/113007\/yankees-slugger-alex-rodriguez-12-others-banned-in-doping-scandal\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, 12 others banned in doping scandal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c8003_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Rodriguez used performance-enhancing drugs from 2010-2012, according to Biogenesis. Photo: John E. Sokolowski \/ USA Today Sports Baseball\u2019s highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, stated that he is fighting for his life as he and 12 other players have been suspended in a doping scandal. 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