Major League Baseball will look into the implementation of a blood test to detect the use of human growth hormone after the positive test of a rugby player in England.
Alex Rodriguez again had to deal with questions tied to the use of performance-enhancing drugs in connection to Anthony Galea, a Toronto-based doctor who is under investigation.
The authorities questioned Carlos Beltran about Dr. Anthony Galea, who is suspected of supplying performance-enhancing drugs.
Alex Rodriguez said on Monday that he has been contacted by federal authorities seeking to interview him in connection with their investigation of the Canadian doctor Anthony Galea.
A disclosure that a rugby player in England tested positive for human growth hormone appeared to validate officials’ call to test for the substance in Major League Baseball and the N.F.L.
Major League Baseball said it would soon begin testing players’ blood for human growth hormone.
Major League Baseball is considering fingerprinting to address the age and identity problems it has encountered in the Dominican Republic, according to several people with knowledge of the situation.
Concerns that Mark McGwire would become ensnared in a federal drug investigation led to his decision to dodge questions about his use of steroids at a Congressional hearing in 2005.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig issued a statement saying that “the use of steroids and amphetamines amongst today’s players has greatly subsided and is virtually nonexistent”.