It has been mostly quiet on the Alex Rodriguez front on 2014, as the Yankees’ third baseman has quietly served his suspension for his involvement with the anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis. That quiet seems as if it will continue in the near future, as the attorney for A-Rod’s cousin -- who is one of the seven defendants in the U.S. government’s case against Biogenesis -- does not believe Rodriguez will be charged with any wrongdoing, according to the New York Daily News.
Alex Rodriguez unlikely to be charged in Biogenesis case
He’s not entirely out of the woods yet, but it sounds as if A-Rod will avoid further trouble relating to Biogenesis.
Jonathan Daniel
"I think the government made a decision that they're not going to go after any of the players or recipients," Edward O'Donnell IV, the attorney for Biogenesis defendant Yuri Sucart, told the Daily News Monday. "I can't officially tell you that. But I think (Rodriguez) is home free. It's my opinion that the government is not going to go after Alex."
That means it’s still up in the air, as the government could change course and decided Rodriguez is a priority. It’s unlikely, though, as they’re seemingly more concerned with punishing those who were the source of the performance-enhancing drugs in the first place. That would, presumably, leave Rodriguez open to rejoining the Yankees in 2015 as expected, where he will likely be the club’s third baseman once more, and receive the full value of his contract once again.
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