Blood Sport A-Rod and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era
Blood Sport A-Rod and the Quest to End Baseball's Steroid Era
- ISBN 13:
9780147516268
- ISBN 10:
0147516269
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 04/07/2015
- Publisher: Plume
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Summary
Blood Sport is riveting . . . a tragicomedy filled with characters straight out of a Carl Hiaasen novel.” The Washington Post
The effects of the Biogenesis casethe biggest drug scandal in the history of American sportsare still being felt today. Fifteen Major League Baseball players were suspended, including Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, who returns to the field in 2015, after his record season-long steroids ban. Ten men were indicted in federal court. And a new MLB commissioner was elected based on his role leading the response to the case. Now, Tim Elfrinkwho broke that first story in the Miami New Timesjoins forces with Pulitzer Prize finalist investigative reporter Gus Garcia-Roberts to tell the shocking full story behind the headlines. Blood Sport blows the lid off the most expensive scandal in the history of the game, and now includes a brand new epilogue revealing the stunning aftermath of the scandal and its effects for years to come.
The effects of the Biogenesis casethe biggest drug scandal in the history of American sportsare still being felt today. Fifteen Major League Baseball players were suspended, including Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, who returns to the field in 2015, after his record season-long steroids ban. Ten men were indicted in federal court. And a new MLB commissioner was elected based on his role leading the response to the case. Now, Tim Elfrinkwho broke that first story in the Miami New Timesjoins forces with Pulitzer Prize finalist investigative reporter Gus Garcia-Roberts to tell the shocking full story behind the headlines. Blood Sport blows the lid off the most expensive scandal in the history of the game, and now includes a brand new epilogue revealing the stunning aftermath of the scandal and its effects for years to come.