Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major Leagues Baseball
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Document Date
2007-12-13
Report Length
409 pages
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Brief Executive Summary
At the request of the Commissioner of Baseball, George J. Mitchell investigated allegations of a number of players in Major League Baseball using illegal substances. This report focuses on rise of substance use, and suggests recommendations that may aid to combat this issue. The report's recommendations to combat this issue are: (1) the Commissioner should create a Department of Investigations run by a senior executive to have a direct line of communication with the president of Major League Baseball, (2)improving education programs about the dangers of substance use, and (3) implement a state-of-the-art drug testing program that is an independent authority that prioritizes authority over its structure and administration.
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Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform, hearing on "Restoring Faith in America's Pastime: Evaluating Major League Baseball's Efforts to Eradicate Steroid Use," 109th Cong., (2005)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism, hearing on "Steroid Use in Professional Baseball and Anti-Doping Issues in Amateur Sports," 107th Cong., (2002)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, hearing on "Effectiveness of Drug Testing in Preventing Steroid Use," 108th Cong., (2004)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, hearing on "Effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs on the Health of Athletes and Athletic Competition," 106th Cong., (1999)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-206, (2008, January 15)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-63, (2008, February 13)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism, hearing on "Steroid Use in Professional Baseball and Anti-Doping Issues in Amateur Sports," 107th Cong., (2002)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, hearing on "Effectiveness of Drug Testing in Preventing Steroid Use," 108th Cong., (2004)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, hearing on "Effects of Performance Enhancing Drugs on the Health of Athletes and Athletic Competition," 106th Cong., (1999)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-206, (2008, January 15)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2," 110th Cong., H.Hrg. 110-63, (2008, February 13)