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MLB to examine beer-in-clubhouse issue

Major League Baseball is planning to consider whether there should be a ban on alcohol in clubhouses, with executive Joe Torre saying he wants to look at the issue on a wider basis.

Exec, former big-league manager Torre says many teams already ban alcohol in locker room

Red Sox starter Jon Lester, along with teammates Josh Beckett and John Lackey dismissed the allegation they drank in the clubhouse on days they weren't pitching. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Major League Baseball is planning to consider whether there should be a ban on alcohol in clubhouses.

MLB executive Joe Torre talked about the issue Sunday before Game 4 of the World Series.

There have been recent reports that several Boston pitchers drank beer in the clubhouse on days when they were not starting. Torre says baseball is concerned about the alcohol issue and wants to look at it on a wider basis.

Torre says that many teams already ban alcohol in the locker room. If drinking is barred, the former big league star and manager says it's important to let those involved "understand the reasons you have rules."