At least you have to admit, Alex Rodriguez may be in the wrong, but he definitely will not out without a fight. After having his suspension reduced to one full season, Alex Rodriguez has decided to take further legal action and sue Major League Baseball.
He asks that arbitrator Fredric Horowitz’s ruling be tossed out because he was biased in his decision and refused to look at evidence “pertinent to the outcome”. The lawsuit claims the 162 game ban violates the Joint Drug Agreement that says a first time ban only warrants a 50 game suspension. Rodriguez, however, admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his time with the Texas Rangers in 2001-2003.
The complaint asks that all documents be made public to expose all that Tony Bosch had to say. Rodrgiuez’s lawyers claim it is unjust that Bosch was never cross-examined, but instead went on 60 Minutes to tell his version of his relationship with the third baseman.
“We recognize the standard to overturn an arbitration is a high one,” Jordan Siev, one of Rodriguez’s attorney stated. “But we think this proceeding was so flawed from beginning to end, including obvious bias from arbitrator Horowitz in favor of MLB, which is put forth in our complaint.” It is considered a long shot because Rodriguez agreed to the collective bargaining and an arbitrator’s decision in a labor dispute which is considered binding.
Remember when Rodriguez was on the Seattle Mariners and was poised to be the greatest player of our lifetime? That seems like such a distant memory.
