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Thursday, January 13, 2005
Baseball to finally enact a more stringent steroids policy
It has taken many years and much embarrassment for the sport, but Major League Baseball has finally enacted a real steroids policy. The AP's Ronald Blum reports:
Baseball players and owners have agreed to a tougher steroid-testing program, and it includes penalties for first-time offenders.It may have taken threats by Congressional leaders such as John McCain to cajole the MLB into action, but it's nonetheless good to see the league doing something. Steroids are a problem in sports today and reflect poorly upon our country. Perhaps the sport's image in the country might finally begin to improve again.
A first positive test would result in a suspension of up to 10 days and the penalties would increase to a one-year suspension for a fourth positive test, a high-ranking team official said on condition of anonymity.
Under the previous agreement, a first positive test resulted only in treatment, and a second positive test was subject to a 15-day suspension. Only with a fifth positive test was a player subject to a one-year ban under the old plan.
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