SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 12: Melky Cabrera #53 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the Colorado Rockies during the game at AT&T Park on Sunday, August 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California. By: Brad Mangin (Getty Images)
Reporting Sports Kings
An associate of San Francisco Giants All-Star Melky Cabrera purchased a website and attempted to create evidence to support a claim that the outfielder inadvertently took the substance that caused his positive drug test, according to a report in the New York Daily News.
Baseball officials uncovered the scheme as Cabrera prepared his case to challenge the test. Cabrera dropped his grievance and Major League Baseball announced a 50-game suspension Wednesday.
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