NEW YORK -- A record low 54 major league players were given permission to use medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, down from 61 last year and 119 in 2013.

The total was revealed Monday in the annual report of Thomas M. Martin, the independent program administrator of the drug program for Major League Baseball and the players' association. The most-used medications to treat ADHD are Adderall, Ritalin and Vyvanse.

There were 11,700 drug tests collected in the year ending with the 2025 World Series, just below the record 11,783 in the year ending with the 2023 World Series. This year's total included 9,400 urine samples and 2,300 blood samples used to detect Human Growth Hormone.

Just two tests were positive and resulted in discipline among players on 40-man rosters: A

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