Exclusive: MLB, players stop drug testing during lockout
Two people familiar with the sportโs Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sportโs drug agreement.
Mariners' Santiago banned 80 games for positive drug test
Seattle pitcher Hรฉctor Santiago was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for external testosterone, exactly one month after he was banned for 10 games when he became the first player penalized under the sportโs crackdown on grip-enhancing substances.