NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Alex Rodriguez has been banned for 211 games by Major League Baseball for his part in the sport’s latest performance-enhancing drugs scandal. The New York Yankees star is expected to appeal, meaning he’ll be free to make his season debut Monday night in Chicago. The third baseman was linked during the offseason to Biogenesis, the Floridaanti-aging clinic accused of distributing PEDs. A-Rod denied all ties to the clinic and its operator, Anthony Bosch, after the Miami New Times published its bombshell report in January. Bosch agreed to cooperate with MLB’s probe in June. “(A-Rod) pretty much ruined the sport,” one fan told 1010 WINS’ Steve Sandberg. “He made the Yankees look bad, he made himself look bad, he made his fans look bad, it’s bad for publicity, it’s bad for himself and he really let a lot of people down. No. He actually shouldn’t be playing at all, for that matter.” The 38-year-old is coming off a second hip surgery and will have four years and $86 million remaining on his contract after the 2013 season. The ban will reportedly cost him about $35 million — less if overturned in arbitration.