Sunday, March 28, 2004
World Cup to Require Tough Testing.
MLB may have found one way to get stronger drug testing for many of the game's best players, without reopening the CBA or otherwise challenging the union. Barry Bloom of MLB.com reports that Commissioner Selig strongly endorsed the concept of a baseball World Cup, which the MLBPA has supported for years -- provided that participants in the World Cup subject themselves to the year-round random drug testing required for international competitions such as the Olympics.
Gene Orza of the MLBPA, the union's loudest voice against broader drug testing for major leaguers, sounds willing to consider the plan. As Orza says, "It's voluntary to participate in the World Cup, or for that matter, the Olympics if you play in [the] Major Leagues. Nobody is forced to play in the World Cup. Nobody is forced to play in the Olympics."
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MLB may have found one way to get stronger drug testing for many of the game's best players, without reopening the CBA or otherwise challenging the union. Barry Bloom of MLB.com reports that Commissioner Selig strongly endorsed the concept of a baseball World Cup, which the MLBPA has supported for years -- provided that participants in the World Cup subject themselves to the year-round random drug testing required for international competitions such as the Olympics.
Gene Orza of the MLBPA, the union's loudest voice against broader drug testing for major leaguers, sounds willing to consider the plan. As Orza says, "It's voluntary to participate in the World Cup, or for that matter, the Olympics if you play in [the] Major Leagues. Nobody is forced to play in the World Cup. Nobody is forced to play in the Olympics."
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