Rodriguez accepts season-long suspension

February 7, 2014 at 5:15p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has accepted his season-long suspension from Major League Baseball, the longest penalty in the sport’s history related to performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez withdrew his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig and the players’ association to overturn his season-long suspension today. The notices of dismissal were filed in federal court in Manhattan.