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In this Friday, May 3, 2019 file photo, South Africa's Caster Seme-
nya crosses the line to win the gold in the women's 800-meter
final during the Diamond League in Doha, Qatar.
Semenya won't defend

San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner throws to a Chicago Cubs batter during the 800 world title
fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
Arms race ahead of MLB trade after court setback

window shutting Wednesday LAUSANNE, Switzerland of the female athletes con-
(AP) — Caster Semenya cerned," Semenya said in a
won't defend her title in statement.
the 800 meters at the world She is a two-time Olympic
By RONALD BLUM waivers was June 15 from last year. That's down from championships this fall af- champion in the 800, in-
AP Baseball Writer 1923 through 1985, and 104 in 2015, 209 in 2003 ter a Swiss court overturned cluding in 2012 when she
NEW YORK (AP) — If Madi- has been July 31 or Aug. and 302 in 1998, a sign of a temporary ruling that al- was taking hormone sup-
son Bumgarner, Noah Syn- 1 each year since. Players just how much the sport lowed her to compete in pressants, which she said
dergaard, Trevor Bauer, who cleared waivers could has transformed in two international events with- had side effects including
Mike Minor or Robbie Ray is be dealt after the dead- decades. Managers want out taking testosterone- weight gain, nausea, fe-
going to get dealt to con- line, but they had to be in plenty of power arms avail- suppressing drugs. vers and abdominal pain.
tenders desperate for arms, an organization by Aug. 31 able inning after inning, Semenya is locked in a Tuesday's ruling means she
it will happen this week or to be eligible for the post- leading rebuilding teams court battle with the IAAF, cannot compete in events
not at all. season. to sell off their veterans to track and field's governing ranging from the 400 to the
Baseball's trade window That changed in March, clubs hoping to win now. body, over rules that re- mile. The world champion-
shuts Wednesday after- when MLB and the players' The Los Angeles Dodgers, quire her to take the drugs ships are Sept. 28-Oct. 6 in
noon — completely, not association agreed to a New York Yankees and to counter her naturally Doha, Qatar.
like in years past. rules change that prohibits Houston Astros have large high testosterone levels. Semenya has pledged not
Marcus Stroman, Jason trades from Aug. 1 through leads and the Atlanta On Tuesday, a judge from to take drugs to lower her
Vargas, Andrew Cashner, the World Series. The only Braves are comfortably the Swiss Federal Supreme testosterone again and
Jordan Lyles, Drew Smyly, way a player can change atop their division. But the Court reversed a June rul- said she could drop down
Homer Bailey, Jake Diek- clubs during that period is Yankees' starting pitching ing that had temporarily to sprints or scale up to lon-
man and Derek Holland to be claimed on waivers has stumbled in the past thrown out the IAAF regula- ger distances if she can no
are among the pitchers or get released and sign week, leading them to tions upheld by the Court longer compete in the 800,
dealt as the deadline ap- with a new team. consider deals for starters of Arbitration for Sport while her signature event.
proached. Most of the big "I think one of the things and relievers with teams her appeal is pending. In April, the CAS upheld
names fans envisioned we're going to find in the hungering for top young Semenya, a 28-year-old IAAF's regulations govern-
changing jerseys have next couple of days as players such as Gleyber from South Africa, was le- ing athletes with Semenya's
stayed put in this new era a result of there being Torres, Miguel Andújar, Clint gally classified as female at condition, known as "differ-
of baseball economics, no August trades any- Frazier and Deivi Garcia. birth and has identified as ence of sex development."
where prospects and youth more, there's going to be Houston is looking for a female her whole life. She Semenya appealed to the
are more prized than ever. a lot of teams looking to starter to join a rotation was born with the typical Swiss federal court, which
"Teams are doing a bet- make moves to fortify their headed by Justin Verland- male XY chromosome pat- has limited power to review
ter and better job of un- depth," Philadelphia gen- er, Wade Miley and Gerrit tern and a condition that the CAS decision.
derstanding younger and eral manager Matt Klentak Cole. The Dodgers have results in male and female The court found that Seme-
younger players, and that's said Monday, when he ac- been seeking relievers from biological characteristics nya's appeal "does not ap-
why you see the value in quired left-hander Jason a market that may include and testosterone higher pear with high probability
teams trying to keep pros- Vargas from the Mets. Joe Biagini, Ian Kennedy, than the typical female to be well founded," in part
pects," Toronto general In a season of record home Ken Giles, Mychal Givens, range. The IAAF has ar- because the court is bound
manager Ross Atkins said runs, most contenders think Shane Greene, Francisco gued that athletes with her by the CAS finding that
Monday after dealing Stro- they'll need more pitch- Liriano and Seth Lugo. condition are "biologically Semenya's condition "has
man, a first-time All-Star, ing to survive the pennant About a half-dozen teams male," an assertion that Se- a direct impact on per-
to the New York Mets for a races and the postseason. in each league are com- menya calls "deeply hurt- formance in sport, which
pair of pitching prospects. With the season about two- peting to reach the wild- ful." "I am very disappoint- could never be achieved
"The younger players seem thirds over, there had been card playoffs, forcing some ed to be kept from defend- by other women."Dorothee
to be really increasing in just 31 complete games of them to make critical ing my hard-earned title, Schramm, the lawyer lead-
value." entering Monday — only decisions whether to go for but this will not deter me ing Caster's appeal, said
Major League Baseball's slightly ahead of the pace it or give up and stock for from continuing my fight Tuesday's decision was a
deadline for trades without that led to a record-low 42 the future.q for the human rights of all setback but not a defeat.q