Owners and players ratify new drug agreement

Major League Baseball owners and players have ratified the sport's amended drug agreement.

Changes to the policy were announced last month in response to the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing substances.

As part of the new deal, players named in the Mitchell Report will not face disciplinary action from the commissioner's office. The union will contribute $200,000 toward an antidrug charitable or research organization and has agreed to participate in programs aimed to educate youth on the dangers of performance-enhancing substances.

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