Baseball Players Will Be Tested for Steroids November 17, 2003
News Summary
Since more than five percent of Major League Baseball players tested positive for steroid use this year, mandatory testing for the drugs will begin next season, the Associated Press reported Nov. 13.This year, players were tested as part of a survey agreed upon under a labor contract made last year between the players and owners. However, samples were not identified by player.
Under the agreement, if more than 5 percent of players tested positive for steroids, mandatory testing, in which samples would be identified by player, would begin the following season.
Players who test positive for steroid use would be required to undergo treatment. A second violation calls for a 15-day suspension without pay or a fine of up to $10,000. For a third positive test, the length of suspension would increase to 25 days, for a fourth, 50 days, and for a fifth, one year.
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