MLB News: A-Rod Counter Attacks, Sues MLB, Players Union To Reverse Season-Long Suspension
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is planning to sue the MLB and the Players Union in an attempt to reverse the 162-game ban imposed by the league on him on Saturday.
Rodriguez is clearly not happy with the decision made by MLB commission Bud Selig and arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, who imposed the season-long ban on the former three-time MLB MVP.
In a report by ESPN, A-Rod is reportedly determined to repel the longest drug-related suspension an MLB player has ever received.
"The suit seeks to vacate Horowitz's ruling, based on the arbitrator's "manifest disregard for the law," his "evident partiality" and refusal "to entertain evidence that was pertinent and material to the outcome," via ESPN
"The complaint calls the 162-game ban "wholly unjustifiable" and alleges that Horowitz ignored the stipulation of baseball's Joint Drug Agreement, which calls for a 50-game ban for a first-time drug offense"
A-Rod reportedly prepared a 42-page complaint indicting the Major League Baseball and MLB Players Association as defendants. It also includes Horowitz's written ruling on A-Rod's appeal.
Rodriguez stressed that the players union failed to assume his duty for fair representation of its members.
"It is unfortunate that Alex Rodriguez has chosen to sue the Players Association," MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark said in a statement via ESPN. "His claim is completely without merit, and we will aggressively defend ourselves and our members from these baseless charges."