NEW YORK — Robin Ventura understands why some observers might be suspicious if they see more muscular players than usual showing up for major league baseball’s training camps after the lockout ends.
Now an assistant with Oklahoma State, Ventura has twice been invited to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The third goal earned six Golden Gloves, between 1989 and 2004.
He lived through the period strongly marked by steroids and doping controls.
Most recently, he was manager of the Chicago White Sox between 2012 and 2016.
“I think it would be a natural reaction, estimated Ventura, in link at the beginning of the text. Even when there was scouting, people were suspicious when a player showed up at camp with more muscle. I don’t see why that would change.”
During a press conference hosted by the Mets, with whom he spent three seasons, Ventura said he just learned that Major League Baseball and the MLBPA stopped testing for steroids when the collective agreement ended. ended on December 1.
According to the president of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, the fact of no longer testing players is concerning.
Due to the standoff between Major League Baseball and its players, training camps probably won’t be able to start on Feb. 16, as scheduled.
The owners are meeting in Orlando until Thursday.
MLBPA attorneys met with the players Tuesday in Arizona; other meetings are scheduled in Florida on Wednesday and Thursday in Florida.
The main financial issues are not on the agenda for the moment.
Cliff Floyd was playing for the top-ranked Expos when the 1994 season was suspended in August due to a strike.
The labor dispute lasted until the 1995 season.
“With an outside look, I can see that there are similarities (with 1994), mentioned Floyd, who was also at the press conference where Ventura was.
“The players must have time to prepare and be able to play matches. Both sides have to sort out a lot of things…it’s hard to see what’s going on. Both sides want to do things their own way. Hopefully this will be settled sooner rather than later.”
