Under the watchful eye of national lawmakers, Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association agree in principle on a stricter steroid testing policy. The new program will randomly test players year-round, with first-time offenders suspended for 10 days and a fourth violation resulting in a one year ban for the offending player. The punishments will later be increased significantly.

ByTom

Under the watchful eye of national lawmakers, Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association agree in principle on a stricter steroid testing policy. The new program will randomly test players year-round, with first-time offenders suspended for 10 days and a fourth violation resulting in a one year ban for the offending player. The punishments will later be increased significantly.

The North Dakota House of Representatives approves a resolution proclaiming that native son Roger Maris should be elected to the Hall of Fame

The North Dakota House of Representatives approves a resolution proclaiming that native son Roger Maris should be elected to the Hall of Fame

ByThis Day in Baseball

The North Dakota House of Representatives approves a resolution proclaiming that native son Roger Maris should be elected to the Hall of Fame. The lawmakers’ action, which is sponsored by Rep. Andy Maragos, orders the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the 85 members of the baseball Veterans Committee, which includes the 60 living members enshrined in Cooperstown.

The owners unanimously approve the $223 million sale of the Milwaukee Brewers to Mark Attanasio, a Los Angeles investor. The purchase of the team, formerly owned by the family of Commissioner Bud Selig, ensures Milwaukee will keep its team due to a thirty-year lease to play in newly-built Miller Park.

ByTom

The owners unanimously approve the $223 million sale of the Milwaukee Brewers to Mark Attanasio, a Los Angeles investor. The purchase of the team, formerly owned by the family of Commissioner Bud Selig, ensures Milwaukee will keep its team due to a thirty-year lease to play in newly-built Miller Park.

Marvin Miller, the former executive-director of the Major League Baseball Players Association who helped to forever change the nature of the player-owner relationship, receives the “Fuchs Award” from the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The honor, named in for Judge Emil Fuchs who owned the hometown Boston Braves from 1929 through 1935, is given for “long and meritorious service to baseball.”

ByTom

Marvin Miller, the former executive-director of the Major League Baseball Players Association who helped to forever change the nature of the player-owner relationship, receives the “Fuchs Award” from the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The honor, named in for Judge Emil Fuchs who owned the hometown Boston Braves from 1929 through 1935, is given for “long and meritorious service to baseball.”