Multiple sources close to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports say that Major League Baseball and the players’ union planned on negotiating a policy that will discipline players involved for alcohol-related arrests.  The sources say that the union and MLB do not plan to place a temporary policy before the December 11 expiration of the current collective-bargaining agreement.

This year alone Miguel Cabrera, Austin Kearns, Coco Crisp, Adam Kennedy, Derek Lowe and Shin-Soo Choo have been arrested for driving under the influence.

One source says the MLBPA is discussing a progressive punishment policy, but it would not commit to suspensions for first-time offenses until negotiations require it.

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