MLB Settles With Minor Leaguers in Working Hours Pay Lawsuit
Eight years after retired minor league first baseman Aaron Senne and other minor leaguers sued MLB for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state laws…
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MLB Aims to Strike Out Minor League Teams’ Antitrust Lawsuit
Attorneys for Major League Baseball have described a federal lawsuit brought by four former affiliates as “patently frivolous,” a “futile quest” and a means for…
Hall of Fame Reboot Offers Bonds, Clemens, Allen Another Shot
The late Dick Allen missed election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by a single vote the last two times he was on the ballot. But the Hall adopted three new…
MLB, MLBPA Rack Up Legal Win in ‘Vexatious’ Elk Supplement Case
MLB and MLBPA sometimes disagree on questions of law, but the two concur on one point: They’re tired of being sued by a former minor league pitcher who claims they…
From Charlie Hustle to Chuck Nazty: An MLB Betting Story
Charlie Blackmon has become the first Major League Baseball player to sign a sports betting endorsement deal—and Pete Rose is OK with it. Blackmon, the Colorado Rockies…
Yankees Lead MLB Valuations at $7 Billion, Tops Across All Sports
The Yankees and Red Sox opened the season against each other, six months after Boston ended New York’s 2021 campaign in the Wild Card game. The longtime rivals have each…
MLB Season Opens as A’s, Padres Reveal Game’s Financial Divide
The tale of the 2022 Major League Baseball season, which belatedly opens Thursday, can largely be told in the fortunes of two California cities. On Sunday, the Oakland…
Judge Uses NCAA Cases to Find MLB Joint Employer of Minor Leaguers
In a 181-page ruling that reshapes an eight-year legal battle, a federal judge recently held that minor league baseball players count as “employees” and are entitled to…
NL Managers Adjusting Lineups as Universal DH Era Begins
Luke Voit is a perfect example of how the designated hitter will impact Major League Baseball now that it’s moved permanently to the National League. When the New York…
MLB Sponsorships Hit $1.1 Billion With Jersey, Helmet Patches on Deck
Major League Baseball and its 30 teams generated $1.13 billion in sponsorship revenue last year, according to consultancy IEG and its Sponsorship Intelligence Database…
MLB Free Agent Spending Exceeds $1 Billion in Lockout’s Wake
After a 99-day lockout, Major League Baseball and its free agents went to their neutral corners, then came out signing. In the 10 days following ratification of a new…
How ‘Moneyball’ Had a Hand in MLB Lockout
Without question the most famous and influential book in sports economics is Moneyball by Michael Lewis. As anyone who has read the book or seen the Oscar-nominated film…
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