The commissioner of baseball from 1998 to 2015 was a guy by the name of Bud Selig.
This man was instrumental in getting the MLB back to where it once was before the strike. And there is the side of Bud that people didn’t like. When people watch baseball they want to see exciting plays and home runs. By taking steroids more home runs were hit and players were more athletic. Not only did these players play at a high rate, but they played most of the season.
So why would Bud Selig care if these players were juiced? He didn’t because the game was at an all time high rating wise. There was no stopping him from letting this go on. During the summer of 1998 Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire attempted to break Roger Maris's single season home run record
This man was instrumental in getting the MLB back to where it once was before the strike. And there is the side of Bud that people didn’t like. When people watch baseball they want to see exciting plays and home runs. By taking steroids more home runs were hit and players were more athletic. Not only did these players play at a high rate, but they played most of the season.
So why would Bud Selig care if these players were juiced? He didn’t because the game was at an all time high rating wise. There was no stopping him from letting this go on. During the summer of 1998 Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire attempted to break Roger Maris's single season home run record