Major League Baseball has, for the past few years, been fighting quite the steroid scandal. There’s nothing new there, we’ve all watched America’s Sport be knocked down and dragged around and covered in mud.

Now, whether they’ve earned it or not, that’s a decision that can only be made up in the minds of the fans… or the not fans. However, baseball has just been handed a perfect opportunity to prove that they care, that they want to fight back … and it’s come from our allies across the pond.

The United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency has delivered the first positive test for Human Growth Hormone, or HGH, as well as the first suspension for the use of the drug.

Terry Newton, a former player for the Wakefield Rugby club who was fired after the positive test, has also been banned from the sport for two years. It’s the first positive test for HGH, as well as the first suspension for the drug, in a major sport.

Baseball, as well as most other professional sports in North America, have put a ban on HGH that’s been in place for as long as ten years. However, there hasn’t been a test capable of detecting the use of the substance, and their have been rumors of its use throughout the major leagues.

The UKADA has defended the test, and stated an enormous belief both in its accuracy and reliability.

Here’s hoping Major League Baseball takes the hint.

-rb

Rob Brown General