CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker joined his teammates at spring training today after an arbitrator reduced his suspension by Major League Baseball. CNN's John Zarrella is at the Braves training site outside Orlando, Florida. John, what kind of reception is he likely to get?</s>JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, that certainly is the question and the beginning of an uncertain future for John Rocker, who drove in last night from his Macon, Georgia home. The first order of business when Rocker arrives this morning, as he is expected to do, is a behind-closed-doors meeting with his teammates, at which time he is expected to publicly apologize to all of them for the insensitive remarks he made in the December issue of "Sports Illustrated" magazine. Then Rocker is expected to, perhaps, even meet with manager Bobby Cox before he will begin spring training formally here at Lake Buena Vista at the Braves training facility. Now, last night and in this morning's edition of the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution," Rocker himself actually issued a public statement, an apology that says, in part, quote: "I have hurt people. It was unintentional, but nevertheless, there was damage done. My thoughtless words do show that I have sometimes lacked the understanding to see the problems that other people face. I apologize to all of those my careless and unkind comments have affected," unquote. During the article, Rocker also said that he was not the kind of role model that parents look to in sports for their children and he really hoped that he could mend his ways. The mending of those ways begins today. There is also a game here, the Atlanta Braves against the University of Georgia. And we will see what kind of reception John Rocker receives from the public. This is John Zarrella, reporting live from Lake Buena Vista, Florida.</s>LIN: Should be interesting, John.
Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Rocker Starts Spring Training, Suspension Reduced by Arbitrator