Editing Alex Rodriguez (section)

===Biogenesis scandal===
{{main|Biogenesis scandal}}
Between 2010 and 2012, Rodriguez reportedly received HGH from Biogenesis of America, an anti-aging clinic in [[Coral Gables, Florida]], run by Bosch.<ref name="schmidt_04112013">{{cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=Michael S.|last2=Eder|first2=Steve|date=April 11, 2013|title=Baseball Pays for Clinic Documents Tied to Doping Case|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/sports/baseball/documents-at-anti-aging-clinic-up-for-sale-in-doping-case.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606173223/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/sports/baseball/documents-at-anti-aging-clinic-up-for-sale-in-doping-case.html|archive-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> For much of the summer of 2013, it had been expected that Rodriguez would be suspended for his role in the scandal. The first definitive confirmation came on August 3, 2013, when MLB rebuffed the players' union's last-minute offer to negotiate. Instead, it allowed Rodriguez until the afternoon of August 4 to reach an agreement regarding a suspension or greater punishment for his role in the Biogenesis affair.<ref>{{cite web|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=August 3, 2013|title=MLB, Yankees done negotiating settlements with A-Rod|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/report-mlb-yankees-done-negotiating-settlements-rod-211418975.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807033848/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/report-mlb-yankees-done-negotiating-settlements-rod-211418975.html|archive-date=August 7, 2013|access-date=August 3, 2013|website=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|publisher=}}</ref>

On August 5, MLB suspended Rodriguez from August 8 through the end of the 2014 season for violating the league's PED policy, a term that was to include a total of 211 regular-season games plus any postseason games. He was one of 13 players suspended for their roles in the scandal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Tim|date=August 5, 2013|title=Alex Rodriguez, 12 other players suspended by MLB for Biogenesis ties|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/alex-rodriguez--12-other-players-suspended-by-mlb-for-biogenesis-ties-190349300.html|access-date=August 13, 2013|website=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|publisher=}}</ref> In its official statement, MLB announced that the suspension was based on Rodriguez's "use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including Testosterone and human Growth Hormone, over the course of multiple years" and "for attempting to cover-up his violations of the Program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner's investigation."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hoch|first1=Bryan|last2=Nowak|first2=Joey|date=August 6, 2013|title=A-Rod suspended through 2014 season|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130729&content_id=55168796&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|access-date=August 6, 2013|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> Although the standard punishment for a first offense under MLB's drug policy is 50 games, MLB had the option of suspending Rodriguez for a longer term under the collective bargaining agreement if it had determined that his actions constituted conduct detrimental to baseball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haudricourt|first=Tom|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/ryan-braun-suspension-includes-violation-for-basic-agreement-b9965565z1-217697481.html|title=Ryan Braun suspension includes violation for basic agreement|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=July 30, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2016}}</ref>

Almost immediately after the suspension was announced, Rodriguez announced that he would appeal. He was the only player to do so; the others accepted season-ending 50-game suspensions without appeal.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 5, 2013|title=MLB suspends 13, including A-Rod|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9540755/mlb-bans-13-including-alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-2014|access-date=August 13, 2013|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=}}</ref> Although MLB commissioner [[Bud Selig]] had the option of using his best-interests-of-baseball powers to remove Rodriguez from the field immediately, he chose to suspend Rodriguez under the drug agreement and not the CBA, allowing Rodriguez to continue playing while the appeal was under way. The proposed suspension would include a global lock clause, which would also prevent him from playing in other known leagues, such as [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] and the [[Korea Baseball Championship]], as the leagues in those nations honor any suspensions imposed by MLB.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> Rodriguez hired New York criminal defense lawyer Joe Tacopina.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/11/rods-lawyer-declares-victory-no-indictment.html |title=A-Rod's Lawyer Declares Victory: 'He Didn't Get Indicted' |work=New York Intelligencer |last=Fishman |first=Steve |date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

A lengthy arbitration process followed, but the suspension was upheld on January 11, 2014. However, because Rodriguez was allowed to play during the appeal process, this effectively reduced the suspension to 162 games, the entirety of the 2014 regular-season schedule. Because Rodriguez was on the suspended list retroactive through August 31, the suspension would have included the postseason if the Yankees had qualified, although the team failed to reach the playoffs. Rodriguez issued a statement announcing that he would challenge the decision in federal court.<ref name=162games /> On February 7, 2014, Rodriguez announced his decision to abandon his lawsuit and accept the suspension for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matthews, Wallace|date=February 7, 2014|title=Alex Rodriguez drops lawsuits|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10420424/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-withdraws-lawsuit-overturn-suspension|access-date=February 7, 2014|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> In March 2014, multiple sources reported that Rodriguez had refused to pay the balance of his legal fees, which amounted to more than $3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=March 23, 2014|title=Report: Alex Rodriguez still owes as much as $3 million in legal fees|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/big-league-stew/report-alex-rodriguez-still-owes-much-3-million-074157398--mlb.html|access-date=March 4, 2015|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heyman|first=Jon|date=March 20, 2014|title=Alex Rodriguez's refusal to pay lawyers latest in series of bad acts|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24493066/alex-rodriguez-so-far-refuses-to-pay-large-portion-of-legal-fees|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320185308/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24493066/alex-rodriguez-so-far-refuses-to-pay-large-portion-of-legal-fees|archive-date=March 20, 2014|access-date=March 4, 2015|work=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> In July 2014, Rodriguez was sued by his lawyers for $380,000 in unpaid legal fees.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=Teri|last2=Red|first2=Christian|last3=O'Keeffe|first3=Michael|date=July 15, 2014|title=Alex Rodriguez sued by lawyer over $380K in unpaid legal|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-team/alex-rodriguez-sued-lawyer-380k-unpaid-legal-article-1.1866604|access-date=June 19, 2015|work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=July 14, 2014|title=Alex Rodriguez sued over lawyer fees|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11215742/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-sued-alleged-unpaid-attorney-fees|access-date=June 19, 2015|work=[[ESPN]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

In November 2014, it was revealed that in the previous January, Rodriguez had admitted to the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Weaver|first=Jay|date=November 5, 2014|title=Alex Rodriguez's DEA confession: Yes, I used steroids from fake Miami doctor|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/article3578762.html|access-date=November 5, 2014|website=[[Miami Herald]]|publisher=}}</ref> This was contrary to his comments of 18 days earlier when he had vehemently refuted the allegations and denied having used human growth hormones.