A brief history of why everyone hates Alex Rodriguez

And no, it's not just because of the whole performance-enhancing drugs thing

Alex Rodriguez
(Image credit: AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Just when there was finally a reason to defend Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees third baseman has somehow found a way to make himself even more unlikable.

Rodriguez, the most loathed player in baseball, is facing a 211-game suspension for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs over a multi-year period, and then lying about it, repeatedly, to Major League Baseball investigators. The league has also suspended a dozen other players for taking PEDs through a now-defunct Florida "health" clinic, Biogensis.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.