Major League Baseball says it is suspending New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez through the 2014 season amid allegations involving the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The suspension will be stayed if Rodriguez appeals.
Twelve other players accepted 50-game suspensions without pay in connection to an investigation of performance-enhancing drug use, the league said.
The 38-year-old Rodriguez -- who has been recovering from an injury -- holds the largest contract ever in American sports, signing with the Yankees in 2007 for $275 million over 10 years.
He has admitted in the past to using performance-enhancing drugs, but he also has denied taking any after 2003.
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