New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been named by Sports Illustrated as 1 of 104 players that tested positive for steroids in the 2003 season. Rodriguez was with the Texas Rangers that season. He won the American League MVP award that year as well, and now this steroid allegation will probably tarnish his MVP season of 2003.
Rodriguez batted .298 with 47 home runs and 118 runs batted in during his MVP season of 2003. In the 2002 season, his numbers were far better. He had 57 home runs and 142 runs batted in, while maintaining an even .300 batting average. Rodriguez signed a record ten year contract with the Rangers back in 2001. His contract was worth $252 million, but he was traded to the Yankees in 2004.
This is another dart in baseball's reputation. I saw this coming with Rodriguez when Jose Canseco said a while back that he introduced Rodriguez to steroids. When Canseco came out and gave the names of steroids users, no one seemed to believe him and thought he was just promoting a book. But the names started to come out slowly, especially after Senator George Mitchell's results. Now Rodriguez is the latest player to try and defend his reputation. Good luck!
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