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The names of Braun and Cervelli were redacted in the documents obtained by the Miami New Times, who originally reported the link between the Biogenesis clinic, performance-enhancing drugs, and Major League Baseball players.
However, one week after that report, Yahoo! Sports obtained documents without the names redacted. It is believed that A-Rod's "inner circle" leaked those documents to Yahoo! Sports.
A lawyer for Rodriguez called the allegations "untrue" and there is no indication in the report that A-Rod instructed the documents to be leaked or even knew that the documents had been obtained. But this report won't do anything to change the opinion of many that A-Rod only cares about himself and will win at any cost.
Braun later negotiated a suspension for the remained of this season (65 games). Cervelli accepted