More on Mejia

When Major League Baseball permanently banned Jenrry Mejia for failing a third drug test in less than a year, I thought I was done writing about him.

Turns out, I was wrong. Mejia has retained a lawyer and held a press conference last week alleging that Major League Baseball framed him because he did not provide testimony against an unnamed player.

“Mr. Mejia was told by league representatives that if he did not provide testimony on a particular player they wanted to investigate they would go out of their way to find him positive a third time,” attorney Vincent White said. “My client believes he has no choice now but to fight.”

Considering the tactics Major League Baseball allegedly used when they were investigating Alex Rodriguez, it’s certainly possible to imagine that Mejia is telling the truth.

(It should be noted that Major League Baseball representatives have denied that there is any truth in Mejia’s allegations.)

“Sadly, the comments made by Mr. Mejia and his representatives today continue a pattern of athletes hiring aggressive lawyers and making wild, unsupported allegations about the conduct of others in an effort to clear their names,” MLB said in a statement.

At some point, I guess we will find out if Mejia can back up his claims.