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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. [171] Retired United States December 13, 1994 (sentencing) Drug possession with intent to distribute, gun possession, attempted bribery 20 years, 8 months imprisonment [172]
In December 2009, Sports Illustrated named baseball's steroid scandal of performance-enhancing drugs as the number one sports story of the decade of the 2000s. [2] The current penalties, adopted on March 28, 2014, are 80 games for a first offense, 162 games for a second offense, and a permanent suspension ("lifetime ban") for a third. [3]
People in this category have been suspended by a sporting body (Major League Baseball, the IOC, a national federation, or another professional league) for illegal drug use, including performance-enhancing drugs and other prohibited drugs. Major League Baseball did not test its players for steroids until 2005, although minor league players were ...
In a 2010 interview with ESPNDeportes.com in Puerto Rico, Gonzalez said players' legacies will forever be questioned after Jose Canseco wrote in 2005 that he introduced several players to steroids and PEDs and former Sen. George Mitchell produced a report for Major League Baseball in 2007 about the use of banned substances in the game.
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An ESPN announcer apologized Saturday after broadcasting a false report that a Tennessee player was suspended from the NCAA baseball tournament for performance-enhancement drug use.
None of the parents wanted to be named, fearing retaliation against their children from coaches or other players. More: Central Ohio high school baseball preview: Olentangy Orange adjusts; 12 ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses" The following 99 pages are in this category, out of 99 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .