Major League Baseball isn't going to lift a lifetime ban of former New York Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia for PED use anytime soon, so the disgruntled player plans to file a lawsuit against baseball's governing body.
Mejia's attorney, Vincent White, announced a news conference will be held Thursday in New York to "reveal a lawsuit that will have just been filed along with uncovering years of corruption inside Major League Baseball, specifically alleging past activities of Commissioner Bud Selig, current Commissioner Rob Manfred and many that work fort the MLB Commissioner’s Office."
In March, Mejia, who failed three tests for PEDs in a 10-month timeframe, blamed his most recent positive drug test on MLB and its “dirty cop tactics."
“I felt there was a conspiracy against me," Mejia said at the time. "I feel that they were trying to find something to bring me down in my career.”
The press release for Thursday's lawsuit reveal follows Mejia's claims.
"A detailed multi-year investigation has brought many items to light including statements from former employees that have included the breaking of state and federal laws, invasion of privacy, computer hacking, extortion threat, and obstruction of justice," the statement said.
MLB categorically denied Mejia and his lawyer's allegations in March, calling them “wild” and “unsupported." Despite the tumultuous relationship between the two sides, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has said Mejia will be given "fair consideration" for reinstatement when he's eligible in 2018.
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