Last Updated on August 21, 2013 6:34 pm by admin
NEW YORK (AP) – Alex Rodriguez says he’s cutting off all non-baseball talk after a wild weekend of accusations and retaliations on and off the field.
Rodriguez is not in the New York Yankees’ lineup Wednesday night, a day after playing both games of a doubleheader.
The three-time MVP says he wants to put the focus solely on baseball while the Yankees make a push for a spot in the playoffs.
Over the weekend, Rodriguez said he asked the players’ union to file a grievance over his medical treatment. MLB responded by challenging him to make public the evidence that led to the 211-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs.
A-Rod’s lawyer rejected the request.
On Sunday night, Rodriguez was hit by a pitch from Boston’s Ryan Dempster then homered to start New York’s rally.