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Major League Baseball drug policy - Discipline

Major League Baseball drug policy - Failure to comply with treatment program

• First failure to comply: 15 to 25-day suspension or up to a $10,000 fine
• Second failure to comply: 25 to 50-day suspension or up to a $25,000 fine
• Third failure to comply: 50 to 75-day suspension or up to a $50,000 fine
• Fourth failure to comply: at least a one-year suspension or up to a $100,000 fine.
• Any subsequent failure(s) to comply: The level of the discipline will be determined by the Office of the Commissioner, consistent with the concept of progressive discipline.

All suspensions are without pay.

Major League Baseball drug policy - Positive steroid test results

• First positive test result: 50 game suspension
• Second positive test result: 100 game suspension
• Third positive test result: lifetime ban

All suspensions are without pay.

Major League Baseball drug policy - Appeals

Within 24 Hours of a positive test result, HPAC will notify the Player in question. He has two business days to inform HPAC that he intends to challenge the result. During that period, HPAC is prohibited from informing any other party of the positive test result. If no appeal is made, HPAC informs the Office of the Commissioner of the positive test result, and within 24 hours, the Office of the Commissioner will notify the Player and the Club of the disciplinary measure taken, effective immediately. The player can grieve any action taken, but such discipline will not be stayed while the grievance is pending.

HPAC can unanimously decide the appeal is without merit and continue with the discipline process. If the appeal is reasonably based, HPAC will notify the Commissioner of Baseball, who in turn will notify the Player and the Club within 24 of any disciplinary action taken, effective two businiess days after the notice is sent. If the player files a grievance with the discipline taken, the discipline will be stayed until the Arbitration Panel issues an award.

Major League Baseball drug policy - Conviction for use of prohibited substances

• First offense: 15 to 30-day suspension or up to a $10,000 fine
• Second offense: 30 to 90-day suspension or up to $50,000 fine
• Third offense: One year suspension or up to 100,000 fine
• Fourth offense: Two year suspension
• Any subsequent offense(s): The level of the discipline will be determined by the Office of the Commissioner, consistent with the concept of progressive discipline.

Major League Baseball drug policy - Participation in sale of prohibited substances

• First offense: 60 to 90-day suspension and up to a $100,000 fine
• Second offense: Two-year suspension
• Any subsequent offense: The level of the discipline will be determined by the Office of the Commissioner, consistent with the concept of progressive discipline.

Major League Baseball drug policy - Marijuana

Players convicted for use or possession of Marijuana are subject to fines not exceeding $15,000, and are not subject to suspensions. Players participating in sale of Marijuana are subject to the same discipline as sale of any other banned substance.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Discipline", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki