Using Steroids In Baseball

As time has evolved and science in medicine has grown, it seems that steroid use has become more and more popular amongst baseball players. We now find our baseball players in the "Steroids Era". Steroids help athletes become stronger and more muscular, which is clearly necessary when trying to make a home run. Many people believe that using steroids is considered cheating and nothing is more "Un-American" as cheating. Steroids didn 't make it to baseballs banned substance list until 1991, and testing for major league players did not begin until the 2003 season. But, the MLB has decided that steroids use will no longer be tolerated. Steroids use has become very popular, and it seems that we have more players admitting to the use. It
In baseball 's long storied history only 25 men have ever slammed more than 500 homers, 10 joining the elite group between 1998-2009 and six of those - McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Rafael Palmeiro, Gary Sheffield and MLB 's all-time home run king, Barry Bonds, who have all been linked to drugs. This obviously includes being more recognized by the fans, but also more money in their pocket. The better a player is the more money they will receive. Everyone wants money we cannot deny that. Improved performances in players will elevate a players on- base percentage. According to Huff Sports, "An increase in OPS of .100 leads to an estimated salary increase of two million dollars." The athletic performance would also increase a players product sales, and endorsement
Many athletes may be higher doses than the average in order to get better results in the game. It comes with serious side effects. According to Mayo Clinic, " Men may develop baldness, infertility, and shrunken testicles." They may also experience high blood pressure, heart and circulatory problems, drug dependence, and psychiatric disorders such as depression. These athletes may begin to use other drugs to counter balance the side effects. Addiction may come from all of this. It is important to care about the health problems of these MLB players. While steroids use may improve a players chance of hitting that next home run or breaking the sprint record, and players may make an extreme upgrade on their income. The use of steroids goes against the American vision of hard work because using steroids does become a way of cheating. What is this teaching the little ones looking up to all the baseball players? I don 't believe that steroids use is setting a good example. I also do not believe that steroids use is beneficial in the long run. These MLB players are putting themselves through so many health risks that I do not believe are worth it in the