The sequence of events in Biogenesis clinic/performance-enhancing drug scandal that led to Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez’s banishment for the entire 2014 season:
Jan. 29, 2013: Alex Rodriguez’s name is included in a report by the Miami New Times, tying him and a group of other major leaguers to the now defunct anti-aging clinic Biogenesis, run by Tony Bosch, accused of providing banned performance-enhancing drugs.
July 22: Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun, who previously had a positive test thrown out, accepts a season-ending, 65-game ban because of his association with Biogenesis.
Aug. 2: While on his rehab assignment in Trenton, Rodriguez blasts MLB and the Yankees, saying, “There’s more than one party that benefits from me never stepping back on the field. That’s not my teammates and not the Yankee fans. When all this stuff is going on in the background and people are finding creative ways to cancel your contract, that’s concerning for me.”
Aug. 5: MLB announces that while a dozen other players accepted suspensions of 50 games, Rodriguez would receive a 211-game suspension the league said 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.” Rodriguez immediately announces he would appeal the suspension.
The same day, he makes his season debut against the White Sox in Chicago after recovering from offseason hip surgery.
Sept. 30: The hearing of Rodriguez’s appeal of the suspension begins in front of a three-person panel, including independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, with MLB stating its case first.
Nov. 19: Yankees president Randy Levine testifies.
Nov. 20: Rodriguez storms out during the 11th day of the hearing when Horowitz rules MLB commissioner Bud Selig would not have to testify.
Nov. 21: Both sides rest. Rodriguez does not return to the hearing.
Saturday: Team A-Rod reveals Horowitz ruling of 162-game suspension, or entire 2014 regular season (including postseason), which will cost Rodriguez $25 million.