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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Alex Rodriguez's lawyer said they are prepared to fight any suspension. (Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez's lawyer said Monday that he and Rodriguez were focused on fighting any possible suspension of Rodriguez through the appeals process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"We are focused on an appeal,\" Rodriguez's lawyer, David Cornwell, said in an interview Monday with Stephen A. Smith on \"The Michael Kay Show\" on ESPN New York 98.7.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Major league baseball is preparing to levy suspensions in the Biogenesis clinic case this week, which includes a possible suspension of Rodriguez through next season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to a report in the New York Daily News, Rodriguez could face a lifetime ban from baseball if he does not agree to an MLB-brokered deal. The Daily News reported that baseball is \u201Carmed with voluminous evidence they believe would warrant lifetime banishment.\u201D A source close to Rodriguez told the paper, however, that he is \u201Csticking to his story\u201D and will not accept a deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cornwell confirmed that stance publicly on Monday. Rodriguez, however, did not speak with reporters while in Tampa Bay rehabbing a quad injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cornwell said that Rodriguez was focused on working his way back into the Yankees lineup.\"Alex's primary focus right now is playing baseball,\" Cornwell said. \"It has been nearly a year since he played. He has gone through his operation. There is no amount of rehab games or simulated games that is going to give him the feel of a live blitz at a major league baseball level. That is where Alex's primary focus is right now.\"&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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