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Like the other 10 players who met with Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun refused to answer questions regarding his connection to Biogenesis owner Tony Bosch.

Sources told ESPN's "Outside the Lines", Braun met with MLB but remained mum on his connection to Bosch, whose clinic was accused of distributing performance enhancing drugs to several big-name players, including Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.

A source added that Rodriguez has not been interviewed, but a meeting is expected to take place within the week.

Another source said Alex Rodriguez will also meet with MLB but said the injured slugger likely will refuse to answer questions.

Braun and Rodriguez are expected to be suspended by commissioner Bud Selig, along with as many as 20 players sometime after next week's All-Star break, for their roles in the Biogenesis case, according to several sources.

However, the length of the suspension is yet to be determined.

The commissioner's office was eyeing 100-game bans for Braun and Rodriguez, the punishment for a second offense, even though neither player was previously suspended for violating MLB's drug policy.

Sources said MLB will argue that Braun and Rodriguez -- and possibly other players -- committed multiple offenses by receiving performance-enhancing drugs from Bosch and by lying about it.

The MLB started building cases against the players last month after Bosch agreed to cooperate with investigators. He turned over numerous documents to substantiate his connection to the players named in company papers.

Rodriguez, playing in minor league games as part of his rehab from offseason hip surgery, told reporters he is unaware of his scheduled meeting with MLB.

"Not that I know of, and if I knew, I couldn't share with you guys," Rodriguez said. "We've been fully instructed to not comment on that case."

However, Rodriguez admitted the scope of the investigation. "There's a lot of players involved, I know that," he said.

 

 

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