MLB volitionattempt to suspend Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and other players connectedto the South Florida doping scandal, according to an ESPN report.(Photo: Kathy Willens, AP)
Major League baseball gamegamehas been informed by Tony Bosch, head of the South Florida wellness clinic, that he will testify about his relationship with performance-enhancing drugs and dozens of baseball players, a move that could lead to suspensions for Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and other celebratedmajor leaguers, according to a individualfamiliar with the negotiations.
The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition ofanonymitybecause negotiations with Bosch are ongoing. ESPN first accountan agreement with Bosch and MLB.
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The agreement would be a significant boon in baseball's efforts to corroborate reports, initially from the Miami New TImes, that Rodriguez, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera and more than 20 other players received banned substances from Biogenesis, a since-shuttered wellness clinic.
Cabrera, when approached by USA TODAY Sports before the Blue Jays played his oldteam, the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, said he had no knowledge of a possible suspension. Cabrera served a 50-game suspension last season when he tested positive for testosterone, missing the Giants' run to the World serialtitle.
"I don't know anything about it," Cabrera said in Spanish. "This is the first I hear of it. If they suspend me again, I think that would be a harsh punishment because I already served my sentence. But it's up to them.
"I believe I've already served my sentence, especially missing the playoffs. That's what hurt me the most,acquiringsuspended andnotbeing able to play in the playoffs.''
Braun smiled as he spoke to reporters after the Milwaukee Brewers' walkoff win overthe Oakland Athletics, saying the threat of suspension was not on his mind.
"The fair playhas not changed," he said, according to MLB.com. "I don't know the specifics of the story that came proscribedtoday, but I've already addressed it, I've already commented on it, and I'll hypothecatenothing further about it."
Bosch, according to ESPN, will meet with MLB investigators within a week. MLB had filed suit against Bosch in March, but ESPN reported MLB will drop that suit in exchange for Bosch's cooperation.
MLB Players' friendshipexecutive director Michael Weiner told USA TODAY Sports Rodriguez and Braun were not suspended and declined further comment.
Rodriguez, who admitted using performance-enhancing drugs while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-2003, has denied any linksto Biogenesis; documents obtained by New Times indicate hewhitethornhave received PEDs from the clinic in 2009 and 2012.
The three-time AL Most of importPlayer is not expected back from hip operationuntil next month. On Opening Day, in regard to the MLB investigatingof Biogenesis, he told reporters that "At some point, I feel that everything will be good."
The list of players linked in published reports to Biogenesis is extensive, and includes stars, snackplayers and others, like Cabrera, previously linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
Most notable: Texas Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz and former Cy teenageAward winner Bartolo Colon, who like Cabrera was suspended for 50 games in August 2012 for a positive testosterone test. So, too, was Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, who returned one weekago from a similar suspension.
Other notable players linkedlet inYankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Mariners minor league catcher Jesus Montero, TigersshortJhonny Peralta and Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera.
Contributing: Jorge L. Ortiz in San Francisco
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