JUPITER, Fla. -- An undisclosed number of Florida Marlins underwent random testing today as baseball began to implement its new drug agreement.
The program is designed to detect performance-enhancing drugs,
including steroids.
Third baseman Mike Lowell said most players were relieved
something's being done so the majority "don't get thrown
into the mud because of the minority."
Sluggers Lowell and Carlos Delgado said they had not yet been
asked to provide samples.
Under the new rules, a player would be suspended for ten days
for a first positive test for a performance-enhancing drug.
Under the previous deal a player who tested positive for the
first time received counseling, and his name was not publicly
revealed.