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A-Rod on Robinson Cano’s suspension: ‘It will be a long road back, a tough road back’

Alex Rodriguez doesn’t have any particular advice to offer his former teammate in Robinson Cano, but baseball’s newest broadcaster does have firsthand experience when it comes to receiving criticism as a former PED user.

During ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast of the Astros-Indians game, play-by-play voice Matt Vasgersian urged A-Rod to speak about Cano, the Mariners’ 35-year-old second baseman who was issued an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance on Tuesday.

Although Rodriguez was reluctant to discuss the issue on the air because he “loves Robbie,” he still managed to share a brief opinion during the game.