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Rodriguez meets with MLB officials about gambling

Published Aug. 27, 2011 12:52 a.m. ET

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez met with a group of Major League officials Friday to discuss allegations that he participated in illegal poker games.

Rodriguez said the meeting, which was held in Baltimore and lasted around two hours, ''went well.''

''They asked questions and I answered them,'' he said. ''I'll let them review it, chew on it and then let them come back to us.''

Star Magazine reported last month that several people saw A-Rod playing in games hosted at Hollywood hotels and residences. His publicist denied that Rodriguez participated, and the slugger echoed that sentiment in an interview with reporters before New York faced the Baltimore Orioles.

''All the lies, you just can't put up with that kind of stuff,'' he said. ''You just want facts and you always want to be treated fairly and I think I have been.''

Rodriguez would not detail the line of questioning, but noted that he answered every one of them.

''In fairness to them, I said what I had to say, I answered all their questions until they were tired,'' he said.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, ''I got a report that they had the meeting. If there's an issue, I'm sure I'll hear about it.''

Asked if it was unfair that his visit to a casino is perceived to be news, Rodriguez replied, ''I guess that's just the world we're in. There's a moving goal post. Those are the rules and it is what it is. Sometimes you just want to say uncle.''

Rodriguez also faced questions about his gambling habits in 2005, when the Daily News reported he attended games at an underground poker club in New York. Rodriguez later acknowledged ''it wasn't the right thing to do,'' and checked with MLB before holding a charity poker tournament the following year.

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