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Aikens was arrested, charged and sentenced with teammates Willie Wilson and Jerry Martin. They were the first active MLB players ever to be sentenced for drug violations. [170] Retired United States December 13, 1994 (sentencing) Drug possession with intent to distribute, gun possession, attempted bribery 20 years, 8 months imprisonment [171]
Major League Baseball (MLB) and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced the creation of a domestic violence policy in August 2015. [1] Officially, the domestic violence policy is included within the broader Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy. [ 2 ]
In February 2004, Major League Baseball announced a new drug policy which originally included random, offseason testing and 10-day suspensions for first-time offenders, 30 days for second-time offenders, 60 days for third-time offenders, and one year for fourth-time offenders, all without pay, in an effort to curtail performance-enhancing drug use (PED) in professional baseball.
Major League Baseball did not test its players for steroids until 2005, although minor league players were tested earlier, and MLB had been testing for other drugs. Many of the suspensions on this list came from the cocaine scandal that swept baseball during the 1980s, making some suspensions not steroid-related at all.
Wander Franco, shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, was arrested on Monday in Puerto Plata, in the north of the Dominican Republic, after he presented himself before officials to answer accusations ...
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, federal judge and Commissioner of Baseball (1920–44).. Prior to 1920, players were banned by the decision of a committee. There were 14 players banned from 1865 to 1920; of those, 12 were banned for association with gambling or attempting to fix games, one was banned for violating the reserve clause, and one was banned for making disparaging remarks.
Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco is under investigation by the MLB after allegedly being in a relationship with a minor. On August 13, rumors swirled via social media that Franco, 22, was ...
Check out a roundup of baseball stars that have had even more famous girlfriends (or have famous wives!)—and please be advised that Derek Jeter and A-Rod take up much of this list.