MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to issue a lifetime suspension on New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, while suspending about eight others before the weekend, according to USA TODAY Sports.
"I hope he does it,'' former Commissioner Fay Vincent told USA TODAY Sports. "It's right for baseball. The harder he comes down, the better it is for baseball.''
Rodriguez, according to his attorney, David Cornwell, will appeal any suspension, regardless of the severity. Cornwell said Rodriguez's "primary focus" is playing in the majors again.
Rodriguez was presented with MLB's evidence in recent days, detailing what sources said were "volumes" of documents establishing a connection between Rodriguez and Biogenesis clinic founder Tony Bosch.
Sources said MLB was also given evidence supporting accusations that Rodriguez attempted to coerce at least one witness in MLB's investigation. That accusation is the basis of MLB's argument that Rodriguez may be punished for his conduct, in addition to multiple violations of the game's joint drug agreement.
As many as 20 players were originally linked to Biogenesis, a Miami clinic that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs, but some players could not be disciplined for lack of evidence.
The players who have evidence against them are expected to receive 50-game bans, and most are considering accepting the discipline without appealing, according to one of the players.
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