Efforts of the MLB to push steroids out of baseball

The Major League Baseball put efforts to prevent usage of steroids. It wants to nip doping in the bud. Then it will be able to achieve the big show. One of the locations where the efforts of the MLB are applied and clearly observed is the Dominican Republic.
Those that live in the Dominican Republic want to play professional baseball in the U. S. This is not only a dream. This desire becomes real. Thus, the whole family changes the location where the family lives. Unfortunately, many persons are inclined to administrate steroids and other related medications which enhance performance to reach their goal.
The Dominican Republic is a country where a lot of individuals take steroids and other medications that increase performance. That’s why an athlete from this location is asked whether he has taken steroids or other related medications. Of course, this individual claims that he has never doped because tests are performed and anybody is afraid to be caught taking any controlled substance.
The MLB subjects to tests players from the Dominican Republic. So, one year 13 persons out of 40 tested amateur athletes from this location tested positive. The MLB plans to tests Dominicans and to penalize those that dope.
It is reported that the number of Dominicans that are sent to the MLB is significantly higher than the number of players that are sent from all countries of the Latin America.
The MLB tries to push steroids out of baseball. Amateur players are educated about risks for their health connected with steroids. They are educated about undesirable consequences which may be caused by steroids.
The financial position of the Dominican Republic is a great problem in this case. The average wage is about 8, 5000 dollars per year there. To get a signing bonus of 180, 000 dollars is a real achievement for any player from this Republic. That’s why sportspeople from this location are especially lured to dope for such perspectives. They want to obtain a contract for playing professional baseball in the MLB. They desire to get it for well-being of their families and for better life in future. Obtaining a contract means moving from a rented small house to a private home, from poverty to normal conditions of life, from travelling by public transport to driving own car.
In fact, usage of steroids is not a problem only in the Dominican Republic. It is a trouble that destroys the whole world. No one athlete can be sure whether he competes against an individual that has natural skills and talents or against an individual that takes steroids and other related preparations. That’s why it is necessary to nip intake of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in the bud.
 Youth should be educated about risks linked with doping not only in the Dominican Republic or just in the U. S. but around the world.