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Baseball Owners, Players Toughen Drug Policy

Posted Apr 12, 08 8:54 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Clubs and players agreed yesterday to toughen Major League Baseball's anti-doping policy, the AP reports. Players will be tested more frequently without notice, and the game's outside administrator—a position created in 2005 to oversee testing—will get more authority. As part of the deal, all of the players named in the Mitchell Report have been given amnesty.

They will, however, have to perform some kind of community service. "It is time for the game to move forward," said MLB commissioner Bud Selig. "There is little to be gained at this point in debating dated misconduct and enduring numerous disciplinary proceedings." The agreement also ensures that the names of players being investigated will be kept private until any future investigations are concluded.

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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig listens to a question at a press conference at Notre Dame in this Feb. 12, 2008 file photo in South Bend, Ind.   (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig addresses the media during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 in Scottsdale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Matt York)
Allegations in the Mitchell report from Roger Clemens' former trainer were among those that prompted MLB to come up with a new drugs policy.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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