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BrianMitchell to head steroid investigationESPN.com news services
ESPN has learned that George Mitchell, former U.S. Senate majority leader from Maine, will be hired by Major League Baseball to head an investigation into past steroid use by major-league players, most prominently Barry Bonds.
Mitchell will not be the lead investigator, but he will head the investigation effort.
ESPN's confirmation of Mitchell as the head of the investigation comes after Wednesday's New York Times reported that commissioner Bud Selig was on the verge of announcing an investigation into steroid use by Bonds and other players as detailed in the book "Game of Shadows" and that Mitchell's name was being floating around baseball circles as the outside person to head such an investigation.
ESPN has learned that Bonds and any other current player who may be part of this investigation will be allowed to play while the investigation is ongoing.