Timeline by Nicole Cooke, Derek Ditmars and Erika Hayden Showing The A-Rod Steroid Scandal Step-by-Step

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Nicole Cooke, Derek Ditmars and Erika Hayden

2.  Alex Rodriguez is traded to the Yankees
 Previously played for the Mariners and the Rangers

3.  Wins MVP title for the season
 Becomes the fourth player in MLB history to win the
award at two different positions (third base and
shortstop).

4.  November – wins third MVP title
 December – Interviewed by Katie Couric for 60
Minutes
 Denies using steroids

5.  Sports Illustrated reports A-Rod failed a drug test in
2003
 Admits to ESPN that he used steroids in 2003 but no
longer does
 Said he felt as if he no longer needed them and wants
to set a goof example for children

6.  Biogenesis of America on the radar with reports of
supplying PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) to
baseball players
 A-Rod alleged to have used PEDs from clinic
 A-Rod and Yankees General Manager clash on Twitter
over reports of him being able to play
 Suspended from team in August
 Appeals suspension
 Yankees General Manager calls Rodriguez a “liar”
 A-Rod Sues MLB

7.  November – reported that A-Rod tested in 2006, calls A-
Rod’s innocence into question
 November – storms out of arbitration hearing
 Called process “disgusting” and “abusive”

8.  Banned for the 2014 season
 “I believe 2014 will be a good year to rest physically,
mentally and to prepare for the future and to start a
new chapter of my life” – told ESPN in January 2014
 Drops lawsuit against MLB
 Reports state he admitted to using steroids

9.  February 17 – Posts handwritten apology, dedicated to
the fans – citing apologies for the “mistakes that led to
my suspension”
 February 23 – Reports early to Spring Training,
reportedly upsetting the Yankees
 “He’s learned nothing,” a baseball executive told the
New York Daily News. “He’s the same old guy. He just
did what he wanted to do.”

11.  NYTimes Timeline -
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/sports/baseball/2013alexrodrigue
ztimeline.html?_r=0#/#time12_10790
 Yankees Upset - NESN - http://nesn.com/2015/02/report-yankees-
upset-about-alex-rodriguezs-early-spring-training-arrival/
 Admits to ESPN -
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3894847
 Reports to Spring Training - http://espn.go.com/new-
york/mlb/story/_/id/12369495/alex-rodriguez-reports-new-york-
yankees-following-season-long-suspension