MLB owners emerge from meeting with consensus to combat cheating epidemic

Major league owners concluded two days of meetings Thursday with a consensus on how to increase enforcement against pitchers who are using illegal sticky substances in the game.

The league would not comment on the context of the meetings, but sources involved said the current thought process — subject to further meetings with, for example, umpires — includes three areas of emphasis: • Placing a greater responsibility on teams to enforce rules against doctoring the ball within their own clubs.