Shortly after, it was announced that Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has been suspended through the 2014 season. Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo, Mets outfielder Jordany Valdespin, Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, free-agent pitcher Jordan Norberto, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Mariners catcher/designated hitter Jesus Montero, Mets outfielder Cesar Puello, Astros minor league reliever Sergio Escalona, Padres minor league reliever Fautino De Los Santos and Yankees minor league outfielder Fernando Martinez have accepted their punishments handed out by Major League Baseball based on findings in its investigation of the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in Coral Gables, Fla. 
 
 Norberto’s suspension will be effective immediately once he signs with another Major League organization. Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun was the first player to reach an agreement with MLB on a suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis case. Cruz, 33, was the MVP of the 2011 ALCS became an All-Star for the second time last month.
– All players targeted for drug suspensions in the Biogenesis scandal—except Alex Rodriguez—have accepted 50-game penalties from Major League Baseball, a person familiar with the negotiations tells the AP. MLB has decided to slap Rodriguez with a suspension lasting through the entire 2014 season, but he's expected to appeal, and will be allowed to keep on playing until that appeal is finished, sources tell ESPN. All-Stars Nelson Cruz of Texas, Jhonny Peralta of Detroit, and Everth Cabrera of San Diego are among the 12 who accepted penalties, the person said. Notably absent from the list are Bartolo Colon and Melky Cabrera, who according to Fox Sports are getting credit for the 50-game suspensions they each served last season after positive drug tests. Washington star Gio Gonzalez and Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia, meanwhile, were cleared of wrongdoing. The full list of suspended players is: Nelson Cruz, OF, Texas Jhonny Peralta, SS, Detroit Everth Cabrera, SS, San Diego Francisco Cervelli, C, New York Yankees Fernando Martinez; OF, New York Yankees Antonio Bastardo, P, Philadelphia Jesus Montero, C, Seattle Jordany Valdespin, IF, New York Mets Cesar Puello, OF, New York Mets Sergio Escalona, P, Houston; Fautino De Los Santos, P, San Diego Jordan Norberto, P, Free Agent