Selig not in favor of using third party

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Bud Selig says Major League Baseball doesn't need to turn its drug testing over to a third party but should increase the amount of independence of the doctor who currently runs it.

Dr. Bryan Smith, MLB's independent program administrator, is best suited to run the program because he understands baseball's intricacies, Selig said Tuesday prior to a banquet for fans of the Notre Dame baseball team.

"Every sport has different nuances," Selig said. "Comparing our sport to Olympics sometimes in terms of penalties is just not fair because we play every day, every year. But we need to work on independence and transparency. There's no question about that."

The Mitchell Report recommended that baseball increase independence and transparency.