Major League Baseball and its Players Association just might have made themselves leaders in the latest social progression movement in professional sports.
Baseball’s announcement Thursday that it would start testing for opioids and also drop punishments for substances of abuse, like marijuana and cocaine, and opt for treatment instead could be a siren for other leagues like the NBA and NFL.
This follows decisions by some states to legalize marijuana, which factored into MLB and the MLBPA agreeing to their new policy.
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Anthony Witrado ~ Forbes.com ~
