The league said Braun had been suspended because he was linked to doping. Braun was the National League's 2011 Most Valuable Player.

Dino Laurenzi Jr. says he performed his "job duties with integrity and professionalism." Laurenzi said he had collected hundreds of specimens.

Alex Rodriguez isn't the most popular person in baseball. He's appealing a 211-game suspension for allegedly violating the game's rules on performance-enhancing drugs. Sunday, Boston pitcher Ryan Dempster sure seemed to be throwing at A-Rod 鈥� and he hit the Yankee. But Rodriguez had the last laugh.

Tejada reportedly has tested positive on multiple occasions for the use of the amphetamine Adderall. His suspension is one of the longest in Major League Baseball history.