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Alex Rodriguez's lawyers updated his lawsuit against Major League Baseball and Bud Selig, adding new criticism of the commissioner for not testifying in the union's grievance to overturn the 211-game suspension given to the New York Yankees star last summer. The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. ''Mr. Selig chose to hide in his office in Milwaukee rather than come testify at the grievance hearing in New York. His silence on these issues speaks volumes and leads to only one logical conclusion - his actions, and those of the MLB personnel he controls, were aimed at destroying the reputation, career and business prospects of Alex Rodriguez.'' Rodriguez was suspended Aug. 5 for alleged violations of the sport's drug agreement and labor contract, and he played pending a determination of the grievance.
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