Major League Baseball’s lockout suspended the league’s drug testing program. Doping experts say the opportunity was there for players to take advantage.
PHOENIX — When the 99-day work stoppage in Major League Baseball ended on March 10, the sport surged back to life. Delayed and truncated, spring training began within days. Free-agent signings and trades resumed almost instantly, and at a frenetic pace. Barred from team facilities during the lockout, players returned to clubhouses and fields.
Another familiar group was back at work: drug testers.