MANNY RAMIREZ

Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.

Jake Arrieta pitches against the World Series champion Dodgers on Friday, one night after Zach Davies and three Cubs relievers combined for the majors' seventh no-hitter this year to match the most in a season since 1900.

Major League Baseball all-star Manny Ramirez poses for a photograph overlooking Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Ramirez, who was the World Series MVP when the Red Sox broke their 86-year title drought in 2004, is scheduled to begin the season on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)SYDNEY – Manny Ramirez — yes, that Manny Ramirez — is back in baseball Down Under. The now 48-year-old former Boston Red Sox legend and 12-time Major League Baseball all-star is scheduled to begin the season on Thursday for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. Ramirez has been joined in Sydney by New York Yankees hitting coach Rachel Balkovec on an off-season assignment.