Alex Rodriguez to Meet MLB Officials Aug. 26 to Discuss Poker Games
Alex Rodriguez
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Alex Rodriguez will be questioned as part of a Major League Baseball probe into whether the New York Yankees’ All-Star third baseman took part in illegal poker games.
Alex Rodriguez will be questioned as part of a Major League Baseball probe into whether the New York Yankees’ All-Star third baseman took part in illegal poker games. Photographer: Fred Vuich/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
Alex Rodriguez will meet with Major League Baseball officials this week in Baltimore to discuss allegations the New York Yankees’ All-Star third baseman took part in illegal poker games.
“I’ll be talking to you guys on Friday afternoon,” Rodriguez told reporters yesterday. “I can’t wait.”
The Yankees begin a five-game road trip, which includes a weekend doubleheader, against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 26.
Rodriguez missed last night’s 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics with a sprained left thumb. He hurt himself fielding a ground ball at Minnesota on Aug. 21, his first game since returning from July 11 knee surgery.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig acknowledged the investigation of the allegations against Rodriguez this month.
“We take this matter very seriously,” Selig’s office said in the e-mail.
Rodriguez, a three-time American League Most Valuable Player, in 2005 said he frequented illegal gambling venues. He said at the time that it was a mistake and that he “would never be back.”
Rodriguez, 36, played in at least two high-stakes games, according to a report on celebrity website RadarOnline.com citing poker professional Dan Bilzerian and another unidentified eyewitness. Rodriguez also helped organize and participated in a 2009 poker game in Miami, RadarOnline.com said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Nancy Kercheval in Washington at nkercheval@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net
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