- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Bautista speaks to youth at anti-PED event
- Updated: May 14, 2016
ARLINGTON — Jose Bautista met with a group of youth baseball players on Friday afternoon to stress the importance of achieving success the right way and avoiding the temptation of experimenting with performance-enhancing drugs.
The event was hosted by the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which educates youth on the dangers of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs. The foundation is based in nearby McKinney, and Bautista sits on its advisory board as a charter member.
The foundation was formed in memory of Taylor E. Hooton, a high school student who took his own life at age 17 in 2003 after using anabolic steroids. According to the foundation, Taylor’s parents, family and friends founded the organization after learning of the growing number of middle school, high school and college students using PEDs.
“Days like today are good days because I get to reach more than one at the same time, and hopefully it’s a crowd that’s listening, that’s eager, and I think they are,” Bautista said. “I don’t …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
