MLB’s Labor Talks Remain Stalled as Big Spending Dodgers Hang On
According to Scott Boras, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the epitome of how a Major League Baseball franchise should be run, and baseball’s most powerful agent believes the…
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Tony Clark: Finally a Hall of Famer, Marvin Miller Lives on in MLB Clubhouses
Today’s guest columnist is Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. In the mid-1990s, I got my first taste of Major League…
MLB Keeps DH and Expanded Playoffs on the Negotiating Table
Neither the universal designated hitter nor expanded playoffs were a part of the 2021 health and safety protocols announced this week by MLB and the MLB Players…
MLB’s 2021 Rules: NL DH Thrown Out but 7-Inning Doubleheaders Stay
There will not be a designated hitter in the National League this season nor an extended postseason format, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association…
MLB Season to Start on Time After Union Rejects Owners’ Proposal for Delay
The Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday night rejected a proposal from the owners to delay the start of the season by a month and reduce the schedule to…
Spring Training Likely Open In Mid-February, MLB and Union Say
With pitchers and catchers slated to report to spring training camps in a little more than five weeks, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the date of Feb. 16 in…
MLB Treads Lightly Into 2021 With Normal Spring Training Subject to Change
As part of the virtual Winter Meetings earlier this month, Major League Baseball’s 30 managers took part in a Zoom call with the commissioner’s office that focused on…
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MLB, Union Consider Which 2020 Rule Changes to Renew
The Major League Baseball players and owners have opened up preliminary discussions about renewing or replacing some of the controversial rules that were adapted for the…
MLB Players, Inc. Rebrands in Anticipation of a Full 2021 Season
The Major League Baseball Players Association has rebranded its commercial activities arm as MLB Players, replete with a new logo, font and colors. The rebrand is much…
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Clark Says MLBPA Ready for Full Season as Union Disputes Owners’ Debt Claims
Despite an unprecedented 60-game schedule, a neutral site World Series, and a disturbing increase in the rate of coronavirus cases and related deaths across the U.S.…
Tatis Jr: The Latest, Greatest and Maybe Last Example of Athlete Income Sharing
Just 21 years old, San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. is one of the game’s most electrifying players, helping his club win its first playoff series since 1998. And though…
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MLBPA’s Clark Says “Unprecedented Times,” and United Players Will Shape Labor Negotiations
The 1981 midseason players’ strike cost Major League Baseball 50 days and 713 games. The 1994 strike squandered the end of that season, including the playoffs and World…
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