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Ryan Braun to be suspended for remainder of season

At least a dozen players, including Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, have been tied to the clinic. It is unclear how the quick disposition of Braun's

Tom Verducci

Ryan Braun to be suspended for remainder of season
Ryan Braun to be suspended for remainder of season /
Ryan Braun had previously been suspended in Dec. 2011 for a failed PED test only to have an arbitrator overturn the decision.
Ryan Braun had previously been suspended in Dec. 2011 for a failed PED test only to have an arbitrator overturn the decision :: Morry Gash/AP

At least a dozen players, including Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, have been tied to the clinic. It is unclear how the quick disposition of Braun's case, without an appeal, might affect the status of other players, though MLB officials were optimistic that it could cause a "domino effect" in which the game is not tied to lengthy, drawn-out appeals.

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Tom Verducci
TOM VERDUCCI

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.

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