Baseball released a statement following A-Rod’s walkout expressing its faith in the fairness in the process, and in the evening, the Major League Baseball Players Association issued its own statement disagreeing with Horowitz’s decision to excuse Selig from testifying.
“The MLBPA believes that every player has the right under our arbitration process to directly confront his accuser. We argued strenuously to the arbitrator in Alex’s case that the commissioner should be required to appear and testify. While we respectfully disagree with the arbitrator’s ruling, we will abide by it as we continue to vigorously challenge Alex’s suspension within the context of this hearing,” the statement read.
“I have no regrets,” Rodriguez said about waging a fight that appears to be rapidly nearing its conclusion. “I would do it again. It’s the system that is wrong.”
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