Representatives for New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez said they are prepared to take his case before a federal court to stave off the record-setting 211-game suspension major league baseball has previously saddled him with.
Regardless of how arbitrator Fredric Horowitz rules in the case, ESPN reports Rodriguez's legal team is prepared to press on in his defense. To that end, the website reports Team Rodriguez is preparing to release evidence in the case that is supposed to be kept under wraps under the terms of the MLB's collective bargaining agreement.
That evidence could include transcripts of witness testimony, sworn affidavits and whatever information was supplied to the Rodriguez team by a "whistleblower." Rodriguez walked out the proceedings on Tuesday, calling them a "farce" and implored MLB Commissioner Bud Selig to meet with him so he can face the person who is trying "ruin his legacy."
MLB slapped Rodriguez with a 211-game suspension for his alleged involvement with Biogenesis, a clinic in South Florida that was investigated for providing performance-enhancing drugs to MLB players. Horowitz has 25 days to either uphold the original suspension, reduce it, or throw it out.
"We're going to open up everything," said Ron Berkowitz, a spokesman for Rodriguez. "We're going to show everything we have to the press so they can show it to the American public."
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