A-Rod to meet with MLB investigators

Feb 24, 2009 - 4:40 PM TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez will meet with investigators for Major League Baseball at some point between Wednesday and Friday to discuss his recent acknowledgment that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

According to a report by Newsday, MLB investigators want to meet with Rodriguez before he leaves the New York Yankees to begin preparations for the World Baseball Classic with the Dominican Republic.

Rodriguez said last week that he expected to meet with MLB in the Tampa area.

Newsday reported that Rodriguez likely will bring two lawyers with him - personal attorney Jay Reisinger, who has represented Andy Pettitte and Sammy Sosa, and a lawyer from the players' union.

It's expected that the only questions Rodriguez will be compelled to answer are whether he procured performance-enchancing drugs on MLB grounds, such as the clubhouse or team plane.

One thing not expected to happen to Rodriguez is a suspension since he tested positive before MLB had an official drug policy.

Sports Illustrated reported on February 7 that Rodriguez tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Rodriguez later admitted in a television interview of his use, then again during a press conference last week in which he said his cousin injected him with a steroid from 2001 to 2003 while he was with the Texas Rangers.