Ryan Braun, the reigning National League MVP, had his 50-game drug suspension overturned on Thursday in a somewhat shocking development.
No player had ever won an appeal of such a suspension in the past.
Braun's lawyers never argued about the Milwaukee outfielder taking any sort of performance-enhancing drug, instead they focused on the handling of his urine sample and won.
"This," one baseball official said, "is like a criminal getting off because he wasn't read his Miranda rights."
The belief is that Braun was exonerated because of a loophole.
"It's a kick in the gut to clean athletes," said Travis Tygart, the CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Association.
Official: Braun Ruling Is 'Kick In The Gut To Clean Athletes'