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Genetic Property

By Shaun Assael
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

A new law designed to protect the genetic information of employees across the country is putting Major League Baseball on a collision course with the federal agency in charge of enforcing the law. MLB currently collects DNA samples from players whose identity it is investigating in order to prevent age fraud -- a common occurence among Latin American who wish to appear younger than they are to attract MLB teams. In July, the Yankees voided the contract of a Dominican shortstop they thought w ...

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