The following is the list of 20 recommendations within the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball:

(Read the Mitchell Report here)

1) Better drug testing

• Year-round, unannounced drug testing, with increased testing during the offseason and better protection from leaks before tests.
• Continually update drug testing as new techniques become available.
• Test all clubhouse employees just as players are tested.
• Test the top 100 draft eligible prospects each year, as identified by the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau.
• Ensure program transparency by submitting to outside audits and publishing reports of aggregate testing results.
• Respect rights of players when it comes to testing.
  

2) Other modes of investigating

• Create an anonymous tip hot line.
• Background checks for all new clubhouse hires.
• Establish a Department of Investigations with a senior executive who reports directly to the league president. Report all significant allegations of illegal substance use to the commissioner and president.
• Better cooperation and communication with law enforcement agencies.
• Prompt interviews with players alleged to be using.
• Make sure drug policy is clear, written and well-publicized so players and club personnel know the rules.
• Keep logs of packages sent to players at major league ballparks.
  

3) Improving the anti-drug education program

• Educational program run by independent officer to ensure an unbiased, consistent effort.
• Presentations to players during spring training on the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs, including testimonials from speakers that players will relate to and law enforcement officials who can describe legal ramifications.
• Educate players on alternate ways to achieve the same results without performance-enhancing drugs and on the health risks of using substances bought on the black market.
• Inform players of the non-health-related hazards of buying drugs, including blackmail by shady dealers.
• Prominently display posters outlining baseball's drug policy and the dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs.
  

4) Improve the league's drug prevention and treatment program

• Make the program independent from the league.
• Provide adequate funding for the program.

MORE ON THE MITCHELL REPORT

• Mitchell Report: Waxman and Davis Call for Heaings
  
• Statement by Donald Fehr on the Mitchell Report
• Mitchell Report: Selig Statement
• Mitchell Report: Player Index
• Mitchell Report: This is What We Waited For? (Selig Statement within)
• Official List of Names in the Mitchell Report
• Read the Mitchell Report

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