MLB steroid policy outlined
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Major League Baseball and the players' union came together yesterday in a rare show of compromise and solidarity, one aimed at refurbishing the game's tarnished image, safeguarding players' long-term health, and restoring credence to the offensive accomplishments of the game's sluggers.
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NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Monday he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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Major League Baseball and the players association said Monday that the leaders of the two sides have outlined a new drug-testing program that would be significantly more stringent than the existing policy.
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The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.
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Attention. Attention. On the subject of drug testing, Major League Baseball wishes to announce it is now joining the 21st century. And only five years late. But do we quibble at this point or applaud? The sport made a genuine move on steroids. Too bad it required a scandal, threats from Congress and many ill-gotten numbers, to force the issue.
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PHOENIX, Arizona -- Baseball&#39;s stars could face more tests for drugs such as steroids next season after giving their lawyers the green light to reach an agreement with owners over a tougher anti-doping regime.
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The report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball outlines a general road map for improving its drug testing system, but prescribes no timetable and few specific directives.
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players' association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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We want players to fess up if they've taken steroids. We want the truth, for a change.
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Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids. After negotiations with management were outlined to the executive board of the players
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Baseball players and owners have reached a new agreement on steroid testing and plan to announce it Thursday, The Associated Press has learned.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Officials from Major League Baseball and the players&#39; union have reportedly discussed a new drug testing policy that could go into effect for the 2005 season.
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Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which U.S. Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
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Phoenix -- Baseball&#39;s union leaders, facing calls from some of its members to crack down on steroids, will discuss changing its drug-testing policy today after reports of Barry Bonds&#39; and Jason Giambi&#39;s explosive grand jury testimony in the BALCO case.
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Baseball&#39;s long-simmering drugs scandal burst open yesterday, with the reported admission by the star New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi that he used a cocktail of steroids for the three seasons between 2001 and 2003.
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Major League Baseball has imposed a first set of rule changes since 1996 to address certain situations affecting play and issue guidelines governing official scoring decisions.
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By the numbers. By Elia Powers. With recent reports stemming from grand jury testimony that link major league baseball sluggers Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds to past steroid use, discussion of the sportâs tainted image resurfaced this week.