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MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push

Posted Jan 11, 08 10:35 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Taking its cue from the Mitchell Report's findings, Major League Baseball today announced it has established a permanent investigations unit to check allegations of drug use by players in the grand old game. An ex-NYC cop and former FBI agent will lead the department - whose goal is "protecting the integrity of our sport," said baseball commissioner Bud Selig.

While a new tip line will allow employees to make MLB aware of alleged drug use, betting and other rules infractions, it's not clear how intrusive 'Big Brother' approach to enforcement will be under the new unit - whether it will go as far, for example, as having spies in teams' clubhouses. MLB refused to provide specifics. The department "will be given the freedom to do what is appropriate," said a baseball official.

Sources Associated Press, New York Times

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