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He was targeted because he was over paid and under performed. he took performance enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone. and anthony boesch, founder of the now defunct anti-aging clinic, biogenesis. this could be a different account of what he told espn last april. >> i am a nutritionalist, and i dont know anything about performance enhancing drugs. >> he now could have changed his story. >> they paid him $5 million. >> who is "they"? >> major league baseball. >> mlb would not commente...

>> reporter: an arbitrator will hear both sides. rodriguez claims major league baseball used unethical practices to target him because he was overpaid and underperformed, and major league baseballs claim, rodriguez took p.e.d.s, performance enhancing drugs, including testosterone in human growth hormone. mlbs case centers on this man, anthony bosch founder of biogenesis. is bosch prepared to testify monday he gave rodriguez p.e.d.s, if so, it would be a different account of what he told espn las...

Distract people from the real issues." why is the rodriguez team not being as strong in coming out and saying look, he did not use performance-enhancing drugs? >> you understand for some of the lawyers where, were in the midst of some of the best lawyers in new york city. >> as an attorney you know its a very simple statement my client did not use performan performance-enhancing drugs. >> because there is a confidentiality clause. >> there is while he appeals his 211-game suspension. in a letter...

Relationship if anybody rodriguez had with biogenesis. >> what kind of relationship? >> a consulting relationship. >> tacopina says hes unable to go beyond what the consulting means. he says the letter from mlb is posturing. in order for it to be binding theyd have to send it to the players association for approval and repeated requests from the yankees to give us some sort of a comment about all of this continuously went unanswered. >> i tell you what, youre asking the right questions. >> just ...

As well. >> reporter: a spokesman for dr. kelly could not confirm the conversation. major league baseball responded by saying mr. tacopina continues to avoid the only relevant question, did rodriguez use performance enhancing drugs. the rest of what he says is to distract people from the real issues. >> as an attorney, you know its very simple statement. my client did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> because there is a confidentiality clause -- >> reporter: there is a confidentiality agre...

>> what can you tell us about what relationship, if any, that rodriguez had with biogenesis? >> clearly -- again, there are certain things we cant get into. but clearly there was a relationship. the fact is -- >> what kind of relationship? >> cutting relationship. >> reporter: he says he cannot go i dont understand what a consulting relationship exactly means. jason carroll, new york. still to come, new claims princess diana may have been murdered. her personal chef is "outfront" to abc our qu...

Kelly was that i would rather alex never step on the field again. in so many words. >> when you say in so many words, what do -- do you know what words were used? >> my understanding was there was a word thats not fit for tv that was used in that sentence, as well. >> reporter: a spokesman for dr. kelly could not confirm the conversation. major league baseball responded by saying mr. tacopina continues to avoid the only relevant question, did rodriguez use performance enhancing drugs. the rest o...

Season. so somethings going to happen, hes still playing throughout the rest of the season. but it is disappointing for fans like us who just want to watch baseball and not worry about a-rod. but if he did take stuff from biogenesis, he really does need to pay the piper. >> i think its very fair, and until we know otherwise, look today, randy levine says im happy to go along with you releasing your medical records, its going to show just exactly what the yankees have had to deal. we have to view...

Martha: you know, its an interesting sy because when you read into it, the early documents that came out from biogenesis had a list and names crossed over, redacted, their suggesting that a-rods people got ahold of those documents and released them to yahoo! sports. pretty nasty way to play the game. bill: its "60 minutes" and if youre ratting on your own teammates, that really, really cuts to the insult on what baseballs going through right now. martha: really ugly. bill: okay. so from a massiv...

Suspended for 50 games apiece this week all linked to an anti-aging clinic in florida called biogenesis where they say they bought performance enhancing drugs. none of them failed a drug test. only one, third baseman alex rodriguez is appealing his 213 game suspension. joining me from the country club in rochester, new york, for the pga championship. well get to golf in a minute. lets get to a-rod making $25.7 million a year compared to the average joe, $29,915 a year. a-rods contract with the y...