Ryan Braun released a statement Thursday through the Brewers' PR department stating that he will speak to the media once he's allowed.

It was the first comment made by Braun since being suspended Monday for violations of Major League Baseball's drug policy.

"See Mark [Attanasio's] comments or reference what he said," the statement read. "When I am able to, I will speak.

"I know it was difficult for everybody, but I was not, and still am not, legally allowed to say anything yet."

Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is committed to keeping Ryan Braun on the club and knows the suspended player has a lot of work to do to repair his image.

The Brewers' owner made his first public comments Wednesday since issuing a statement Monday when Braun was suspended for the rest of the season for violations of MLB's drug policy.

Attanasio met with Braun on Wednesday and then spoke to reporters during the Brewers' game against the Padres.

"Right now, the full expectation is to keep him, and the full expectation is that he is going to do the right things, he is going to say the right things and he is going to put in a lot of hard work to get back into folks' good graces," Attanasio said.

"That is going to take some time. It's not like we are going to be at Opening Day next year and we're going to be through this."

Yasiel Puig is being sued for $12 million by a Cuban man who claims Puig made false allegations against him that resulted in a lengthy prison sentence, the Los Angeles Times is reporting.

Lawyers for Miguel Angel Corbacho Daudinot filed the suit in federal district court in Florida.

The lawsuit claims that Corbacho Daudinot was subjected to "prolonged arbitrary detention and torture" after Puig and his mother testified against him in a 2010 human-trafficking trial that centered around Puig's alleged plan to escape from Cuba.

MLB says it will bolster its policies against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a new agreement provided to The Associated Press on Monday.

The Cubs, who waited decades to install lights at Wrigley Field, took a giant step toward ending the wait for something every other team in the majors already has: a Jumbotron.

The city's landmarks commission, which must sign off on such plans because Wrigley is a city landmark, approved a plan Thursday to allow the team to build a first-ever electronic Jumbotron above the ivy-covered outfield walls.

The head of the baseball players' union is criticizing leaks to the media about whether players are cooperating with a drug investigation, according to an ESPN.com report.

Union executive director Michael Weiner released a statement Thursday saying "repeated leaks threaten to harm the integrity" of the sport's drug agreement. He adds that the leaks "call into question the required level of confidentiality needed to operate a successful prevention program."

On the same day Anna Benson defended herself for allegedly breaking into estranged husband Kris Benson's house brandishing a gun, the former pitcher was issued an emergency restraining order against the former model.

On Wednesday, a Forsyth County judge also granted Kris Benson full custody and revoked Anna Benson's visitation rights of their three children.

The former major league pitcher called 911 from the basement of his home when his estranged wife broke into the house brandishing a gun and wearing a bullet-proof vest on Monday.