Players’ Associations Warn Sports Illustrated on Union Busting
As the future of Sports Illustrated remains uncertain, the players’ associations of seven pro leagues—the NFL, MLB, WNBA, NHLPA, MLS, NWSL and USL—are stepping up for SI…
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NFLPA’s Ex-Chief Smith Banked $8M in 2023 as Union’s Assets Soared
The National Football League Players Association’s former executive director was paid $7.85 million his last full year on the job, while the labor union continued to see…
LA28 Boss Casey Wasserman Talks MLB Players, Indigenous Lacrosse Team
The host committee for the Los Angeles Olympics has been speaking with Major League Baseball and its players about the sport’s biggest stars competing in the 2028 Summer…
Bauer Settlement With Sexual Assault Accuser Won’t Change Suspension
Trevor Bauer received the longest non-lifetime suspension in Major League Baseball history in 2022 over a domestic violence accusation he has steadfastly denied. On…
OneTeam Lays Off 10% of Staff Amid Exec Reorganization
OneTeam Partners, which represents the commercial interests of more than 10,000 athletes, is realigning its executives and centralizing its business units under a plan…
MLBPA Recruits Minor Leaguers as Baseball and Its Players Plead Poverty
A week away from Labor Day, the Major League Baseball Players Association has sent authorization cards to minor leaguers with a request they empower MLBPA to serve as…
MLB’s Manfred Defends Antitrust Exemption, Cites Minor League Costs
In a 17-page letter sent to the chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred vigorously defended baseball’s…
A’s Stadium, New Rules Hot Topics at Manfred-Clark Session
Major League Baseball has proposed to the union rule changes for next season that include the elimination of shifts, a pitch clock and larger bases. In accordance…
Casey Close Takes Doug Gottlieb to Court Over Freeman Tweet
Excel Sports Agency’s Casey Close sued radio host Doug Gottlieb for libel on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit…
Trevor Bauer MLB Suspension to Cost Him $60 Million as Appeal Looms
Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for 324 games, the equivalent of two full seasons, after a sexual assault investigation by…
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…
MLB Lockout Ends, Season Slated to Start April 7
Yes, there will be a Major League Baseball season, MLB and and its players union have confirmed to Sportico. An agreement on a new five-year labor deal Thursday between…
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