By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
Major League players, through the auspices of the MLB Players Association, ratified on Friday amendments to the current drug policy, a little more than a week after MLB's 30 owners unanimously approved the revisions to the collectively bargained agreement.
"When you think of where we were and where we are today it is remarkable," Commissioner Bud Selig said last week. "You often hear me say that we have the toughest testing program in sports, and we do. It's very comprehensive."
It was the third time since the drug policy was collectively bargained in 2002 that the owners and union reopened it to toughen the rules. This time, the changes reflected all of the recommendations made by former Sen. George Mitchell in his report analyzing the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball that was issued on Dec. 13.
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