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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
It sounds like whatever happened was just a slight enough loophole to get Braun off in the mind of the supposedly neutral arbitrator. I'm now reading that it's a loophole that MLB is trying to close soon.
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USADA CEO Travis Tygart says it's commonplace for collectors to keep samples refrigerated when taken late at night and on holidays, weekends
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Tygart: "This stuff happens around the world all the time. They're collected at people's homes after the UPS or FedEx or DHL is closed."
The collector may have not known MLB's procedure and simply just done what they usually do with other tests.
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Except in this case, the sample is literally worth millions upon millions of dollars. I think it is safe that it probably should have been treated a bit more securely than it was.
And who collects samples at people's homes? Most employers who require such screenings make the candidate go into the facility to obtain the sample. Collecting a sample at someone's home as opposed to a sterile, professional facility seems a bit odd to me.