Mitchell Report to be Released

The San Francisco Chronicle reported today that the Mitchell report would be released before Christmas this year.

This puts a damper on some of the off season acquisitions by teams who are picking up free agents. Teams could sign a player and then a couple weeks later realize they are in trouble due to the Mitchell report and have to face disciplinary action. The report will release names of current and past Major League Baseball players who have taken performance enhancing drugs which is going to cause a great stir in the MLB again and who knows what the commissioners actions will be after the report is released.

ESPN.com news services reports,

"Just in time for the holidays for the baseball fan on your list: The Mitchell report?

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that according to two officials with knowledge of former Sen. George Mitchell's probe of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, the report will be released in the two weeks before Christmas, rather than during the winter meetings."

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