"Strike Two, You're Out!" The Need for a More Stringent Drug Policy in Major League Baseball

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This Note argues that MLB should adopt a more stringent drug policy than the one currently set forth in MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for two reasons. First, the increasing prevalence of PED use among MLB players threatens baseball’s integrity. Second, professional players’ PED use may encourage aspiring young athletes to abuse PEDs, which may harm their long-term health.

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baseball, MLB, PEDs, hGH, joint drug treatment, Kant, utilitarianism

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Zackary Kessinger (Washington University in St. Louis)

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