Horowitz's ruling cements Rodriguez as A-Fraud once and for all

Maybe Rodriguez plays again. Maybe he never does. But Saturday was the day somebody officially called him out. The day came four years to the day that Mark

Tom Verducci | Jan 11, 2014

Horowitz's ruling cements Rodriguez as A-Fraud once and for all /

Alex Rodriguez will miss the entire 2014 season and may never play in the major leagues again. — Alex Rodriguez will miss the entire 2014 season and may never play in the major leagues again :: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Maybe Rodriguez plays again. Maybe he never does. But Saturday was the day somebody officially called him out. The day came four years to the day that Mark McGwire finally admitted he was a steroid user. That admission came nine years after McGwire played his last game.

Published Jan 11, 2014

TOM VERDUCCI

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.