A-Rod Issues an Apology to MLB and Fans
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Leon Halip/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez released a lengthy personal handwritten letter obtained by ESPN on Tuesday, apologizing to the fans of Major League Baseball and the organization.
Rodriguez apologized for taking steroids again and is hoping to move onto bigger and better things this season with the Yankees after serving a one-year suspension.
“I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season,” Rodriguez said in the statement. “I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I’m sorry.”
Rodriguez is owed $61 million over the next three years and can also make even more money in home run bonuses.
“I accept the fact that many of you will not believe my apology or anything that I say at this point. I understand why and that’s on me,” the letter continued. “It was gracious of the Yankees to offer me the use of Yankee Stadium for this apology but I decided the next time I am in Yankee Stadium, I should be in pinstripes doing my job.”
The letter comes on the same day that Anthony Bosch, former owner of a Florida medical clinic, was sentenced to four years in a federal prison.
Bosch pretended to be a doctor and illegally supplied injections and other performance-enhancing drugs to professional baseball players, including Rodriguez.
Rodriguez also reached out to third baseman Chase Headley this week to get to know his new teammate. The Yankees signed Headley to a four-year deal this offseason.
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