Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy was overturned by an arbitrator, allowing the reigning National League MVP to play. (Associated Press)
National League MVP Ryan Braun hit .332 with 33 home runs and 111 RBI last season. (Associated Press)
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun waits his turn to take batting practice during spring training Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun speaks during a news conference at baseball spring training in Phoenix, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. National League MVP Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun (right) hugs teammate John Axford after a Feb. 24, 2012, news conference at spring training in Phoenix. Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das the previous day, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. (Associated Press)
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun speaks Feb. 24, 2012, during a news conference at spring training in Phoenix. Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned the previous day by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. (Associated Press)
Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun, the National League's MVP in 2011, has hit at least 32 home runs every season but one since his rookie year of 2007. He's never driven in fewer than 97 runs or batted lower than .285 (Associated Press)
ESPN broke the story that Ryan Braun, slugger for the Milwaukee Brewers and the reigning National League most valuable player, had tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and is facing a 50-game suspension. A spokesman for Braun said in a statement issued to ESPN and the Associated Press by his representatives, Creative Artists Agency, that "there are highly unusual circumstances surrounding this case which will support Ryan's complete innocence." (Associated Press)
Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun, the 2007 National League Rookie of the Year, was named MVP this season after hitting .312 with 33 home runs and 111 RBI. (Associated Press)
