To the Fans, 
 
 I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season. I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I'm sorry. 
 
 I accept the fact that many of you will not believe my apology or anything that I say at this point. I understand why and that's on me. It was gracious of the Yankees to offer me the use of Yankee Stadium for this apology, but I decided that next time I am in Yankee Stadium, I should be in pinstripes doing my job. 
 
 I served the longest suspension in the history of the league for PED use. The Commissioner has said the matter is over. The Players Association has said the same. The Yankees have said the next step is to play baseball. 
 
 I'm ready to put this chapter behind me and play some ball. 
 
 This game has been my single biggest passion since I was a teenager. When I go to Spring Training, I will do everything I can to be the best player and teammate possible, earn a spot on the Yankees and help us win. 
 
 Sincerely, 
 
 Alex 
 
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 In the letter obtained by ESPN on Tuesday afternoon, Rodriguez called the New York Yankees "gracious" for offering him the chance to use Yankee Stadium for a news conference. But Rodriguez chose to forgo a formal media session. 
 
 "I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season," Rodriguez said in the statement. "I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I'm sorry. 
 
 "I accept the fact that many of you will not believe my apology or anything that I say at this point. I understand why and that's on me. It was gracious of the Yankees to offer me the use of Yankee Stadium for this apology but I decided the next time I am in Yankee Stadium, I should be in pinstripes doing my job." 
 
 Commissioner Bud Selig suspended Rodriguez for 211 games in August 2013, citing conduct from 2010 to '12 uncovered during MLB's investigation of Biogenesis, which was based in Coral Gables, Florida, not far from Rodriguez's home. That clinic's founder, Anthony Bosch, was sentenced to four years in federal prison Tuesday morning for posing as a doctor and illegally supplying steroid injections and other PEDs.
– Alex Rodriguez is set to return to Major League Baseball later this month after sitting out the entire 2014 season, and ESPN reports that today he continued his penance in the form of a hand-written letter apologizing to pretty much everyone. "I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season," Rodriguez wrote in the letter. "I regret that my actions made the situation worse than it needed to be. To Major League Baseball, the Yankees, the Steinbrenner family, the Players Association and you, the fans, I can only say I'm sorry." He continued, saying that "I'm ready to put this chapter behind me and play some ball." (Another thing Rodriguez should probably apologize for? This.)