Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa Documentary To Air June 14, 2020

The summer of 1998 was one of the wildest in baseball history. Now, it's getting the 30 for 30 treatment.

KSDK

'Flashes Of Brilliance' From Gary Bennett Came At A Pivotal Time For 2006 Cardinals

Every major league ballplayer, no matter the level of his skill, probably is capable of being a dominant player. For some, it will be for a whole career, like for an Albert Pujols. For others, it will be for only a few days, like for a Gary Bennett.

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Bartolo Colon Yearns For One More Season In The Majors

Even though Bartolo Colon hasn't thrown a pitch in the majors since September 2018, the 46-year-old is not thinking about retirement.

ESPN

MLB Participates In First Nationwide Coronavirus Antibody Testing

Researchers from the University of Utah, the University of Southern California and Stanford are teaming up with thousands of Major League Baseball players and employees from around the country to conduct the first nationwide coronavirus antibody testing.

KSDK

Tony LaRussa Defends Mark McGwire & Steroids Legacy, Laments His Own Personal Life, In TV Interview

Tony La Russa never was one to back down, as the manager of the Cardinals or two other big-league teams, and still is swinging away in his post-managerial life about a variety of topics in baseball and his sometimes rough private life.

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Francis Martes Suspended 162 Games For Another Failed PED Test

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Video: Kolten Wong & Matt Carpenter On Sign Stealing 2-15-2020

"I would much rather play against someone who's taking steroids than someone who knows what's coming." @Cardinals veterans Kolten Wong and Matt Carpenter share their thoughts on the Astros cheating scandal. @KMOV #STLCards pic.twitter.com/JXuSoQQEb4

— Brooke Grimsley (@BrookeGrimsley) February 15, 2020

Evan After Lackluster Apologies, Astros' Success Still Reeks, Raises Questions; Kolten Wong Open To Extension Talks; Extra Bases

While the active players who participated in and benefited from Houston’s illegal sign-stealing caper have escaped punishment, they have yet to face their peers on the field, and Thursday’s haphazard apologies did not add perfume to the sense that a World Series title and the Astros’ accomplishments still reek to other players.

Post-Dispatch

Larry Walker Opens Up As He Prepares For Hall Of Fame Induction

After the call to Cooperstown came in December, former Cardinals star Ted Simmons said his life sped up, and he has loved it.

Post-Dispatch

Dusty Baker To Be Astros Manager

The Houston Astros, a franchise in the crosshairs of Major League Baseball’s cheating scandal, is about to choose Dusty Baker to be their next manager, according to a person familiar with the hiring.

USA Today

No Player Has Received Permission To Use HGH

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Justin Lawrence Suspended 80 Games For Failing PED Test

Sam Dykstra Twitter

Cardinals Were Peristent In Pursuit Of Fernando Vina

The Cardinals tried for a year to acquire second baseman Fernando Vina and when they finally succeeded they were rewarded for their effort.

RetroSimba

MLB, MLBPA Agree To Changes To Joint Drug Program

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced today significant changes to the Drug of Abuse provisions of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. In agreeing to these modifications to the Program, MLB and the MLBPA continue to favor a treatment-based approach to Drugs of Abuse, with a particular emphasis on protecting Players from lethal and addictive substances, and providing effective and confidential care and support to Players who need it.

Mister Baseball

Eric Kay Details Angels' Knowledge Of Tyler Skaggs' Drug Use To Federal DEA Investigators

A public relations employee for the Los Angeles Angels told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused it with him for years, and that two team officials were told about Skaggs' drug use long before his death, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.

ESPN

Jack Flaherty's Surge Becomes Celebration Of Lost Friend Tyler Skaggs

Before his career-high 29th start Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh, baseball’s most dominant starter since the All-Star break will reach down to the mound and draw a reminder in the dirt.

BenFred

Michael Pineda Suspended 60 Games For Failed PED Test

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MLB & Players Union Expected To Discuss Testing For Opioids Following Tyler Skaggs' Death

Major league players are not routinely tested for opioids. Now, one week after Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy revealed the Angels pitcher had fentanyl and oxycodone in his system when he died July 1, the commissioner’s office and the players’ union are expected to discuss whether to expand the major league drug testing program to include random screenings for opioids.

LA Times

Tyler Skaggs' Autopsy

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report released Friday by the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office.

LA Times

Octavio Dotel Arrested In Drug Ring

Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring, officials said Tuesday.

ESPN