Why braun suspended

While MLB may now be focusing its attention to Rodriguez, the Texas Rangers say they have heard nothing involving their slugger tied to the Biogenesis investigation. For his part, Cruz kept his comments on Braun's situation brief following the Rangers' win over the Yankees, saying simply, "I guess it is what it is.

I don't have any comment. It is good for the game that Ryan will return soon to continue his great work both on and off the field. Last week, Weiner said that the MLBPA wouldn't fight for any players who might be suspended when faced with overwhelming evidence that they used performance-enhancing drugs.

Braun has been among the more than one dozen players under investigation for ties to Biogenesis, a closed anti-aging clinic in Florida linked with the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs.

MLB officials have been interviewing players, who have been represented by the union and their own lawyers. This is not the first time Braun has run afoul of the league's drug-testing policy -- the year-old outfielder tested positive for elevated testosterone levels in However, he successfully appealed his game suspension. The penalty was overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das after Braun argued that the collector of his urine samples in the fall of , Dino Laurenzi Jr.

The case marked the first time a baseball player has successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. Braun has hit. He missed most of June and a week in July because of an injured thumb and time on bereavement leave. Information from T. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. MLB suspends Brewers' Braun for rest of ' Milwaukee Brewers.

Atlanta Braves. Brewers hire two hitting coaches to assist offense. I am glad to have this matter behind me once and for all, and I cannot wait to get back to the game I love. We all agree that it is in the best interests of the game to resolve this matter. When Ryan returns, we look forward to him making positive contributions to Major League Baseball, both on and off the field.

Former clinic chief Anthony Bosch has been cooperating with MLB and provided the league with information about the possesion and use of performance-enhancing drugs by his clients. Braun met with MLB's investigators recently, and during that meeting the league reportedly laid out its evidence against him.

Rather than go through an appeals process, Braun's side agreed to a plea deal and the negotiated suspension. Under the JDA, first time offenders get game suspensions, second-timers get games, and third-timers get lifetime bans. Following the season, Braun tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone but successfully appealed the suspension. His attorneys challenged the "chain of custody" of the sample rather than the test results themselves. MLB was said to be furious over the results and even fired the arbitrator after the hearing.

However, it may have just been an excuse to get him off TV. This isn't anymore. Wrestling fans above the age of 10 know that what they see in the ring is staged. Wrestling promotions know that we know that and ask that we suspend our disbelief for the duration of their shows. If you can't do that, then wrestling probably isn't for you. It's why when Braun Strowman was "suspended" this week, treat it like you're watching a TV show and not as if The Monster actually went rogue.

As for that suspension, it's curious that WWE would opt for that over a kayfabe fine. Strowman has been indefinitely suspended for headbutting Adam Pearce. However, just seven days earlier, Randy Orton was issued a fine for slapping the exact same person.