Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun accepted his National League Most Valuable Player award on Saturday night at the?Baseball Writers Association of America awards banquet in New York City.
It was his first public appearance since the news broke last month that he tested positive for ?insanely high? levels of synthetic testosterone just before the start of the Brewers? NLDS matchup with Arizona.
Braun gave a short speech, touching on his lingering PED conviction only in broad terms (via Tom Haudricourt of the?Milwaukee Journal Sentinel):
?Sometimes in life we all deal with challenges we never expected to endure. We have an opportunity to look as those challenges and view them either as obstacles or opportunities. I?ve chosen to view every challenge I?ve ever faced as an opportunity and this will be no different. I?ve always believed that a person?s character is revealed through the way they deal with those moments of adversity.
?I?ve always loved and had so much respect for the game of baseball. Everything I?ve done in my career has been done with that respect and appreciation in mind, and that is why I?m so grateful and humbled to accept this award tonight. Thank you again to everybody and I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your evening.?
Braun pleaded his innocence Thursday in front of a three-person arbitration panel. A ruling should be coming soon. If the test result is upheld, he will serve a 50-game suspension at the start of the 2012 regular season.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/22/ryan-braun-accepts-mvp-award-at-bbwaa-banquet/related/
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