As Major League Baseball continues to probe multiple athletes and their possible connection to the now-defunct Biogenesis of America Lab, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun remain the focal point of investigations.
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The Miami-based lab -- a now-defunct office previously operated by Tony Bosch -- is a clinic that allegedly provided multiple ballplayers with performance-enhancing drugs. With a list of 20 athletes, Major League Baseball is now preparing to interview one of the game's most prolific figures.
According to USA Today, one of the first players to be questioned for his possible connection to the Biogenesis clinic is New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The meeting, according to the New York Daily News, is scheduled to take place on Friday and it comes at a time where the 37-year-old continues his return from offseason hip surgery.
The meeting, likely to take place in Tampa, is expected to be one of the final steps before MLB suspends the fallen Yankee star for allegedly acquiring performance-enhancing drugs for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal that has engulfed baseball.
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Rodriguez is currently playing with the Yankees' Class A Tampa affiliate and has apparently not heard of any scheduled meeting. He is also not expected to cooperate with questioning.
"Not that I know of," Rodriguez said to Newsday regarding whether or not he had a meeting scheduled. "We've been fully instructed not to comment about the case."
While Rodriguez awaits his apparent sit-down with Major League Baseball investigators, Ryan Braun has already refused to cooperate with the investigation.
NBC Sports reports that Braun -- who recently returned to the struggling Brewers lineup after sitting out a month with a thumb injury -- refused to answer any questions concerning the ongoing investigation and his possible past involvement with the Biogenesis lab.
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Whether or not Rodriguez and Braun ever decide to cooperate with this investigation probably won't change the intentions of MLB commissioner Bud Selig.
According to ESPN New York, 10 players have already met with Major League Baseball regarding the Biogenesis investigation and that commissioner Selig plans to suspend Rodriguez and Braun sometime after the 2013 All-Star game, set to be played on July 16 from Citi Field in New York. After Tony Bosch agreed to participate with investigators, MLB officials began building cases against the two players and it is believed their suspensions are not far away.
Bud Selig is considering 100-game suspensions for Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun even though first-time illegal substance offenders only receive a 50-game ban since it is believed the two and other players committed multiple offenses by receiving drugs from Tony Bosch.
Revealing that they were interested in the possibility of investigation 15 professional ballplayers back in June of 2013, Major League Baseball noted that 14 of those players were currently on active MLB rosters.
Braun and Rodriguez were joined by Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera, Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Seattle catcher and former Yankee Jesus Montero along with pitchers Bartolo Colon and Gio Gonzalez.
Position players Jhonny Peralta, Fernando Martinez, Everth Cabrera, Yasmani Grandal, New York Mets minor leaguer Cesar Puello, Fautino de los Santos and Joran Norberto were also included.
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