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May 15 2008, AP

Baseball owners unanimously ratified tougher drug testing rules Thursday, and commissioner Bud Selig said he will now turn his attention to whether maple bats have become dangerous.Players have until May 23 to ratify the drug agreement, which will...

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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig answers a question at a press conference during an appearance at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. in this Feb. 12, 2008 file photo. Selig earned about $14.5 million in baseball’s latest fiscal year, roughly the...