When it came to light that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, baseball fans were shocked. The Baseball Player’s Association, the union for ballplayers, held on to the results of voluntary drug tests submitted by the players.
Mark D. Evans is a veteran collector and the member services director of the organization, American Political Items Collectors. He estimates that the output of campaign-related pins, placards, mugs and other collectibles has increased this year by as much as 50 percent.