The players and the fall
Here are the players suspended by Major League Baseball. Everyone was suspended 50 games except Alex Rodriguez, who is suspended through the 2014 season. He is appealing the decision but can play in the meantime.
Player,current statusand salary lost
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees 3B:Rodriguez had hip surgery on Jan. 16, returned Monday night;$30 million-$33 million
Nelson Cruz, Rangers RF:Leads team with 27 homers and 76 RBI this year;$2,732,240
Jhonny Peralta, Tigers SS:Batting .305 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI;$1,639,344
Antonio Bastardo, Phillies LHP:Was 3-2 with two saves and a 2.32 ERA;$382,514
Everth Cabrera, Padres SS:Hitting .283 and leads the National League with 37 steals; $348,361
Francisco Cervelli, Yankees C:Hitting .269 with three homers and eight RBI before going on DL in April; $140,806