Casey at the battaca
Lame Gattaca reference, I know. It appears that one of the first real tests of genetic discrimination may have emerged in . . . baseball of all places. Due to recurring concerns over identity and age, apparently Major League Baseball has begun using genetic testing. Writes the New York Times:
Many experts in genetics consider such testing a violation of personal privacy. Federal legislation, signed into law last year and scheduled to take effect Nov. 21, prohibits companies based in the United States from asking an employee, a potential employee or a family member of an employee for a sample of their DNA.
Dozens of Latin American prospects in recent years have been caught purporting to be younger than they actually were as a way to make themselves more enticing to major league teams. Last week the Yankees voided the signing of an amateur from the Dominican Republic after a DNA test conducted by Major League Baseball’s department of investigations showed that the player had misrepresented his identity.
This is obviously a “brave new world” kind of issue, but it’s surprising baseball may be the first (if not the final) frontier.
–Sam
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