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Major League Baseball Investigates Report of Performance-Enhancing Drug Sales

Major League Baseball has announced it is investigating claims that several high-profile players were sold performance-enhancing drugs by a clinic in South Florida, according to Reuters. …

Baseball to Conduct In-Season Blood Testing for Human Growth Hormone

Major League Baseball and its players union announced they have reached an agreement to conduct in-season blood testing of players for human growth hormone. Players also will be tested for synthetic testosterone, which is increasingly popular because it washes out of the body fairly quickly after being used. …

Medical Experts Raise Concern Over Long-Term Effects of Painkiller on Athletes

Medical experts are expressing concern over athletes’ use of the injectable painkiller Toradol. They say little is known about the drug’s potential long-term side effects, according to The New York Times. …

Baseball Hall of Fame to Begin Program About Dangers of Performance-Enhancing Drugs

The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced a new program to educate teens and young adults about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. …

Baseball Labor Deal Limits Smokeless Tobacco Use by Players But Doesn’t Ban It

A new labor deal between Major League Baseball and the players union limits the use of smokeless tobacco by players, but does not ban it during games. …

Congressmen Urge Major League Baseball to Test for HGH and Ban Chewing Tobacco

Two congressmen have asked Major League Baseball and the players union to test for human growth hormone and to ban chewing tobacco. They made their requests a month before the players union contract is set to expire. …

MLB May Issue Alcohol Ban in Baseball Clubhouses

Major League Baseball is considering whether to issue a ban on alcohol in baseball clubhouses following reports of beer drinking in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse this season. …

Senators Ask Baseball Players Union to Agree to Chewing Tobacco Ban at World Series

Four U.S. senators have asked the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at the World Series, which begins Wednesday night. …

Baseball Commissioner Pushes to Ban Chewing Tobacco on the Field

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he will propose a ban on chewing tobacco on the field in the new players’ contract. His pledge is part of a push by Major League Baseball to rid the sport of a habit that has long been part of the game’s culture. …

Smokeless Tobacco Should be Banned from MLB, Commissioner Says

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he believes smokeless tobacco should be banned at the Major League level. …