On account of the lockout and a twenty-year agreement expiring, Major League Baseball temporarily halts steroid testing

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Really nothing to see here, just another reminder that it is time for the owners and players to make agreement, and then get back to work. Not terribly optimistic, though, that we are going to have a full, 162-game season. Associated Press -  

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport's drug agreement, two people familiar with the sport's Joint Drug Program told The Associated Press. 

The people spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because no public announcement was made. 

The halt in testing is a casualty of the sport's lockout that started Dec. 2 and a provision in the joint drug agreement between MLB and the players' association that states "the termination date and time of the program shall be 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 1, 2021." 

"It should be a major concern to all those who value fair play," Travis Tygart, chief executive officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, said Monday. 

MLB and the union declined comment on the halt. 

Just last month, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied election to the Hall of Fame by baseball writers over suspicions of PEDs use. Manny Ramirez and Alex Rodriguez, who both served drug suspensions, fell well short in voting. (Read more)

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