NL MVP Ryan Braun Wins Suspension Appeal

National League MVP Ryan Braun has won his appeal and will not be suspended for an apparent violation of MLB’s Drug Treatment and Prevention Program, according to a release on MLB.com.
NL MVP Ryan Braun Wins Suspension Appeal
In 2011, Braun became the first Brewers MVP since Robin Yount in 1989. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Dave Martin
2/23/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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National League MVP Ryan Braun has won his appeal and will not be suspended for an apparent violation of MLB’s Drug Treatment and Prevention Program, according to a release on MLB.com. In the process, Braun becomes the first known major-leaguer to successfully appeal such a suspension.

“As a part of our drug testing program, the Commissioner’s Office and the Players Association agreed to a neutral third-party review for instances that are under dispute,” MLB executive vice president for labor relations Rob Manfred said in a statement. “While we have always respected that process, Major League Baseball vehemently disagrees with the decision rendered today by arbitrator Shyam Das.”

A three-member special panel voted 2-1 to overturn the ruling that would have resulted in a 50-game suspension to start the season and would have tarnished Braun’s name for the foreseeable future.

Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.
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