Many children look up to sports athletes and often times emulate the actions of the athletes. Many athletes have fallen victims to drug use including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Michael …show more content…
The suspensions handed down by MLB are not as harsh as other major sporting leagues. Testing needs to improve when Alex Rodriguez has admitted that he took performance enhancing drugs but he never failed a drug test. One of the biggest reason why players are using PEDs to get big contracts. Alex Rodriguez is a good example when he signed the richest contract in Major League Baseball, after having a record breaking year with the Texas Rangers. Alex was served a one-year suspension due to the use of PEDs. Players like Sammy Sosa, Mark Mcgwire, Barry Bonds, Lance Armstrong and many more had hall of fame careers. These players cheated their way to the Hall of