Alex Rodriguez made headlines yesterday when he stormed out of his arbitration hearing and vented with Mike Francesa on WFAN Radio, but his case against MLB ended with little fanfare this afternoon.
Rodriguez stayed true to his word and was not in attendance at MLB headquarters today, but his lawyers were still present. While there was some thought that the hearing would end tomorrow, the New York Daily News reports that it has concluded a day early. The next step calls for independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz to make a ruling on whether A-Rod’s 211-game suspension will be upheld. According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, he has up to 25 days to decide.
Of course, A-Rod’s team is already looking past Horowitz’s ruling and toward a possible date with MLB in federal court. In other words, this fight is far from over.
UPDATE: Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports now hears that Horowitz is not required to make a decision within 25 days, so a ruling might not come until after the holidays.
