Will make baseball first pro sport to blood test for growth hormones
(NEWSER) - Major League Baseball, now finishing off negotiations with players for a new labor agreement, is poised to become the first North American sport to test players at the highest level for human growth hormone, reports the New York Times . Testing will begin in February, and testing positive will result in similar punishments as currently given to steroids—one failed test would mean a 50-game suspension. The NFL reached a similar agreement with its players in August , but it left the details to be worked out later, and players have derailed attempts to test for HGH. More»
