Ryan Braun says system 'fatally flawed' Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, shown during the NL playoffs last October, has been cleared of allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs but says before he was cleared the system was "fatally flawed" on how it was applied to him. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun reiterated his innocence Friday regarding a positive drug test result that has since been overturned. Braun arrived at the Brewers' spring training facility in Arizona one day after it was announced an arbitration panel on a 2-1 decision threw out test results that suggested Braun used performance-enhancing drugs. Braun, the reigning National League most valuable player, would be been suspended for 50 games if the arbitrators hadn't found in his favor. "I've always stood up for what is right," Braun said. The system, in the way it was applied to me in this case, was fatally flawed. He also said: "If I had done this intentionally, or unintentionally, I'd be the first to step up and say I did it. I would bet my life that this substance never entered my body at any point. Braun's sample from October allegedly showed three times the normal level of testosterone, but he said there were questions as to the handling of the sample. It was taken on a Saturday but not delivered until the following Monday, he said, in violation of baseball's drug policies. Braun, saying "we're part of a process that is you're 100 percent guilty until proven innocent," criticized the media for reporting the findings, which were leaked to ESPN. Standard procedures would have kept results sealed until all appeals were run. MLB issued a statement Thursday saying it "vehemently disagrees with the decision rendered" by the arbitrators but also "respected the process." Braun helped the Brewers to the NL Championship Series by hitting .332 with 33 home runs and 111 runs batted in in the regular season. He was announced the NL MVP in late November and about three weeks later ESPN reported the positive drug test.