Examining the Differences in the Drug Testing Programs of Major and Minor League Baseball

Jul 1, 2011

By Jordan Kobritz   On July 22, 2010, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced it would begin testing Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players for human growth hormone (HGH), becoming the first professional sports organization in the U.S. to test players for HGH. The announcement was controversial in some circles because testing for HGH requires a blood sample as there is currently no reliable urine test for HGH.   Similar to non union employees elsewhere, MiLB players have no one to represe
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