are talking about. alex rodriguez may have avoided a lifetime ban, but the mlb s suspension has put the player s future in jeopardy. major league baseball suspended 13 players linked to the performance enhancing drug investigation. the league made an example. out of a-rod sidelining him until the 2015 season. rodriguez s ban is to take effect on august 8th, but he ll appeal the suspension which will allow him to play until a ruling takes place. so white sox fans greeted a-rod with relentless boos and in a news conference before the game, both rodriguez and the yankees manager made it clear that a-rod will stay on the roster while he fights for his baseball life. i have had two hip surgeries, two knee surgeries, i m fight