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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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …