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Wednesday, 16 November 2005 |
Major League Baseball to clamp down on steroid abuse
Major League Baseball and its players' union have decided to increase
the penalties for using illegal steroids. The deal calls for a 50-game
ban for a first failed drugs test, a 100-game suspension for a second
and a lifetime ban for a third.
Players facing a lifetime ban would be able to apply for reinstatement after two years.
MLB also will test for amphetamine stimulants for the first time next
year under the deal, which both sides must agree to and confirm.
Current sanctions for steroid use are a 10-day ban for a first offence, 30 days for a second and 60 days for a third.
Baseball's reputation has been spoilt recently amid revelations of steroid use by some notable stars and younger players.
"This is an important step to reaching our goal of ridding our sport of
performance-enhancing substances and should restore the integrity of
and public confidence in our great game," said MLB commissioner Bud
Selig.
"I appreciate the effort put forward by the players' association and our players in reaching this new agreement."
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