Major League Baseball

12/13/2007 -- The Milwaukee Brewers organization is fully committed to eliminating the use of performance enhancing substances from baseball, and we fully support Senator Mitchell's report. We also fully support Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player's Association's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- Atlanta Braves president John Schuerholz issued the following statement today in response to the report issued by Senator George Mitchell:

"With the release of Senator Mitchell's report and Commissioner Selig's comments on behalf of Major League Baseball, we mark a significant moment in baseball history.

For too long, all of us -- players, teams, media and especially our great fans -- have had to hear and read constantly about the issue of use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- "Now that the Mitchell Report has been released, the Houston Astros are currently reviewing its contents. The Astros support the process that has taken place to compile this report, as well as the recommendations offered by Senator George Mitchell.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- "Now that the Mitchell Report has been released, the Tigers will take time to review its contents completely. The Tigers support the process that has taken place to compile this report and Senator (George) Mitchell for leading the effort.

"The eradication of performance-enhancing substances in baseball and protecting the integrity of the game are the ultimate goals of the industry."

Source: MLB

12/13/2007, KANSAS CITY -- Royals' President, Dan Glass, today issued the following statement on the Mitchell Report findings regarding performance enhancing substance use in Major League Baseball.    » read more »

12/13/2007, BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox have supported and fully cooperated with this investigation initiated by Commissioner Selig and conducted by Senator Mitchell. The Senator and his staff should be thanked and commended for their dedicated and independent efforts in producing this important report.

It is imperative that we continue to educate our players on the dangers and unfairness of performance enhancing drugs and to do everything we can to eliminate them entirely from the game of baseball.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- "The Cleveland Indians are in full support of Commissioner Selig's response to the Mitchell Report. Our organization has been committed to eliminating the use of performance enhancing substances from the game of baseball. We have fully supported the adoption and implementation of the Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, and will continue to educate our players of the dangers of performance enhancing substances.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- "Upholding the integrity of the game is paramount to the Tampa Bay Rays. We are supportive of Senator Mitchell's recommendations, and we will work in concert with the Office of the Commissioner to help implement them."

Source: MLB

12/13/2007, ANAHEIM, CA -- "Now that the Mitchell Report has been released, the Angels are currently reviewing its contents. We support the process that has taken place to compile this report and Senator Mitchell for leading the effort.

The Los Angeles Angels organization has been committed to eliminating the use of performance enhancing substances from the game of baseball. We have fully supported the adoption and implementation of Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player's Association's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.    » read more »

12/13/2007 -- Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement regarding the report on performance-enhancing substances released today by Senator George J. Mitchell:    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement about former Senator Mitchell’s report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball:

“After unveiling the pervasiveness of performance-enhancing drug use among amateur and professional baseball players more than four years ago, Congress pushed Major League Baseball to implement the most stringent drug testing policy of all major sports. However, the science of performance-enhancing drugs continues to outpace the enforcement against the wrongdoers.    » read more »

December 13, 2007 -- Following the release of the Mitchell report, Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Tom Davis released the following statement:

“This is a sad day for Major League Baseball but a good day for integrity in sports. It’s an important step towards the goal of eliminating the use of performance enhancing substances.    » read more »

Biden Responds to Mitchell Report on Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Baseball; Calls on DOJ to Investigate and Follow-up on Report’s Allegations

December 13, 2007 -- Washington, DC— Following today’s release of former Senator George Mitchell’s report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) expressed his frustration with the baseball commissioner’s office and the players for failing to implement an effective and comprehensive drug testing program.    » read more »

All American Patriots Special Report

Dec. 13, 2007 -- The following current and former MLB players were mentioned in the Mitchell Report (Link for the downloadable document is located below the list) released today.

Incomplete List of MLB Players Mentioned in the Mitchell Report with Purported Links to Performance Enhancing Substances:*

Chad Allen
Rick Ankiel
David Bell
Mike Bell
Marvin Benard
Gary Bennett, Jr.
Larry Bigbie
Barry Bonds
Kevin Brown
Paul Byrd
Jose Canseco
Mark Carreon
Jason Christiansen
Howie Clark
Roger Clemens
Jack Cust
Chris Donnels    » read more »

Link to the Downloadable Mitchell Report

12/13/2007, NEW YORK -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, will provide live video broadcasts from the press conferences related to the Mitchell Report in their entirety today beginning at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

Former Senator George Mitchell is scheduled to unveil his report live at 2:00 p.m. from the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York. Shortly thereafter, the complete report will be available on MLB.com at http://www.mlb.com/MitchellReport.    » read more »