Mr P
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The crack of the bat, the smell of the grass…there’s just something about baseball.
To many of us, baseball, especially its history, is representative of a simpler and purer world. That view has been under assault from the Steroids Era of 1994 to 2004 and its repercussions on the game.
Steroids finally made it to baseball’s banned substance list in 1991, however testing for major league players did not begin until the 2003 season. The number of players on the Disabled List (DL) increased 31%, from 266 in 1989 to 349 in 1998, and the average stay on the DL increased 13% over the same period (Assael 2005).
In January 2005, MLB and the MLBPA announced a new drug testing policy. The new policy, currently in effect, includes year-round testing and stricter penalties for steroid use.
Penalties for positive tests remain toothless compared to other sports, starting with a ten day unpaid suspension for the first offense and a potential life ban, at the commissioner’s discretion, for the fifth.
But I wonder what happens to a baseball player that for personal medical reasons needs to be on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) ?, & gets tested and fails the test..I know he'll probably have the doctor's prescription that untiles him to be on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), but will the MLB allow him to continue playing ?? When he has an advantage over the other players because of his testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) use....
What do you think ?
To many of us, baseball, especially its history, is representative of a simpler and purer world. That view has been under assault from the Steroids Era of 1994 to 2004 and its repercussions on the game.
Steroids finally made it to baseball’s banned substance list in 1991, however testing for major league players did not begin until the 2003 season. The number of players on the Disabled List (DL) increased 31%, from 266 in 1989 to 349 in 1998, and the average stay on the DL increased 13% over the same period (Assael 2005).
In January 2005, MLB and the MLBPA announced a new drug testing policy. The new policy, currently in effect, includes year-round testing and stricter penalties for steroid use.
Penalties for positive tests remain toothless compared to other sports, starting with a ten day unpaid suspension for the first offense and a potential life ban, at the commissioner’s discretion, for the fifth.
But I wonder what happens to a baseball player that for personal medical reasons needs to be on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) ?, & gets tested and fails the test..I know he'll probably have the doctor's prescription that untiles him to be on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), but will the MLB allow him to continue playing ?? When he has an advantage over the other players because of his testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) use....
What do you think ?
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