HAA and MLB Meet To Resolve Steroid Issues

On Friday April, 29 2005 Hispanics Across America President Fernando Mateo along with HAA board members met with MLB lawyer Robert Manfred and Vice President of International Baseball Operations Louis Melendez to discuss the next steps in the process of establishing a concrete steroid testing policy throughout Latin America. MLB has already established a testing policy similar to the one the minor leagues have here in the U.S., with the only difference being in how to deal with the offenders. However, major league baseball was very clear in telling HAA that the steroid policy that currently exists in Dominican Republic will continue to improve. Also, MLB agreed to work with HAA to examine what legal impediments are currently preventing MLB from fully implementing their drug policy as it exists in the U.S. Mr. Manfred guaranteed HAA that the testing policy will be implemented in Venezuela, which is the country with the second most Latin players in Major League Baseball today.

 

HAA encorages all to cheer for Alex Rodriguezl.

Hispanics Across America and its president Fernando Mateo is encouraging all
Yankee fans to get behind A Rod in a show of support that demonstrates to
him that we appreciate who he is, and what he stands for as a Yankee and as
a great Latin American Ballplayer.

HAA looking to get Roberto Clemente's number retired throughout Major League Baseball.

Hispanics Across America President Fernando Mateo has launched a national campaign aimed at getting Roberto Clemente’s number 21 retired in the same manner which baseball has retired Jackie Robinson’s number. Clemente who is looked upon as a pioneer for all Hispanic baseball players and an ambassador by all Latinos around the world, has all the credentials to be given this honor statistically as a Hall of Famer and as a Humanitarian. A web site has been created to help garner the support of all fans around the world in our quest to get this great honor accomplished. You can log on to www.retireclemente21.com to register your support to this cause.

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