ALEX RODRIGUEZ LEAVES GRIEVANCE HEARING CALLS PROCESS "A FARCE"

ALEX RODRIGUEZ

Alex Rodriguez left his grievance hearing earlier today after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to force baseball commissioner Bud Selig to testify.

According to the Associated Press (citing a person speaking on the condition of anonymity) after Horowitz made his ruling Rodriguez slammed a table,uttered a profanity at MLB COO Rod Manfred and left.

Rodriguez made the following statement to the media,"I am disgusted with this abusive process,designed to ensure that the player fails.I have sat through 10 days of testimony by felons and liars,sitting quietly through every minute,trying to respect the league and the process.This morning after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with,the arbitrator selected by MLB and the Players Association refused to order Selig to come in and face me.The absurdity and injustice just became too much.I walked out and will not participate any further in this farce."

Rodriguez is the only player of 13 suspended to appeal his suspension.The appeal allowed him to play the final two months of the 2013 season.

The testimony is expected to end this week with a ruling from Horowitz next month.