People frown upon steroids in baseball because they say they present an unfair advantage even though they can be used as a great advantage. Steroids have always been looked down upon because people say they are unfair and dangerous to use. So far players who have used steroids in Major League Baseball have been healthy and the only side effects have been success. Steroids have become a major part of baseball since the 1990s. players feel the need to use them to stay competitive. Steroids help increase muscle mass and help athletes train harder and faster. This translates into better play on the field. Most steroid users in MLB (Major League Baseball) are pitchers and homerun hitters. Steroids need to be legalized in Major League Baseball to bring more excitement to the game so more people will watch, it will level the playing field for all players, keep athletes healthy during the long season, and be more efficient as the consequences of Substance use does not prevent players from using them. Steroids need to be allowed in baseball because they will bring more excitement back into the game. “Steroids will cause baseball players to build more muscle, which means they will most likely increase their offensive statistics. The statistic that will increase the most will be home runs” (Vass). People who watch baseball, unless they are die-hard fans, don't want to watch baseball to see a team play a good defensive game. They don't want to see a low scoring game. They watch the baseball game hoping that a player will hit the ball four hundred and fifty feet out of the stadium. They want to see a player come up and hit a home run to win the game for their team and for their... middle of paper... because steroid abusers don't keep them in shape using the illegal substance.Works Cited Olney, Buster. “Because pitchers use.” ESPN. ESPN, July 3, 2006. Web. October 30, 2013. Shandler, Ron. “Shandler: Could legalizing PEDs solve MLB drug problem?” USAToday. USA Today, February 8, 2013. Web. October 24, 2013. Smith, Chris. “Why it's time to legalize steroids in professional sports.” Forbes. Forbes, August 24, 2012. Web. October 23, 2013. Swain, D. “The Positive Effects of Steroids.” Yahoo Rumors. Yahoo, July 2, 2007.Web. October 30, 2013.Vass, George. “Baseball's power surge is coming to an end.” Baseball Digest May 2009: 20-26. Print.Verducci, Tom. "Three strikes." Illustrated sport. Sports Illustrated, November 9, 2012. Network. October 30, 2013.Wang, Steven. “Is it time to legalize PEDS?” The International. International, 10 August 2013. Web. 30 October. 2013.