On 6 July 2011 the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond (KNBSB), the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation, decided to impose a 9 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance cannabis.
Hereafter the Athlete appealed the KNBSB decision of 6 July 2011.
The Athlete did not dispute the positive test or the anti-doping rule violation. The Athlete invoked the principle of proportionality due to the imposed sanction is too severe. In Addition the Dopingautoriteit, Anti-Doping Authority the Netherlands, provided information to the KNBSB to determine the sanction related to cannabis anti-doping rule violations in the Netherlands.
The Appeal Committee concludes that the imposed sanction was disproportional. Therefore the KNBSB Appeal Commission decides to set aside the decision of the KNBSB Disciplinary Committee of 6 July 2011 and to impose a reprimand on the Athlete.
