Photo via Athletics Nation Pace of play is an aspect of modern day baseball that has been heavily criticized. Major League Baseball (MLB) created a joint competition committee consisting of six players, six team executives and one umpire in late June to attack this issue and grow the entertainment value of the sport. Recently, the... Continue Reading →
Photo via golfdigest.com Many of the world’s top golfers were enamored with the dollar amount offered to them to join the LIV Tour, a start-up tour attempting to compete with the PGA. Top names in the sport of golf have made the jump from PGA Tour to LIV Tour, including: Phil Mickelson, Cameron Smith, Dustin... Continue Reading →
Photo via bardown.com Major League Baseball (MLB) successfully started its season on time by coming to a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), but a caveat of that deal was that they would come up with a bonus pool of money for pre-arbitration eligible players. Details on... Continue Reading →
Photo via Forbes.com This past weekend, Major League Baseball (MLB) made groundbreaking progress with its counterpart, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Minor League baseball players have been attempting to unionize for years, and Commissioner Manfred announced that the league and the owners are prepared to recognize the union. This may be a move... Continue Reading →
Photo via nypost.com Along with finding themselves ten games under .500, the Baltimore Orioles are dealing with an ownership dispute that could drastically alter the future of the longstanding franchise. Louis Angelos, the son of Peter Angelos, is suing his brother, John and his mother, Georgia. In his complaint, Louis accuses his brother of... Continue Reading →
Photo via USA Today Intro Every baseball fan in America likely saw Kyle Schwarber’s freakout on umpire, Angel Hernandez, on Sunday night baseball. Schwarber’s reaction is not justified by being punched-out on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the ninth, but was justified due to Hernandez’s performance throughout the night. According to Umpire Scorecards,... Continue Reading →
A dream of mine dating back to the time I was in middle school was to work in the business side of baseball, ideally for a team or the league office. As I got older, I realized the part of the business that intersects most closely with professional athletes is labor and employment law, since... Continue Reading →
Photo via Washington Business Journal Sixteen years ago, the Lerner family purchased the Washington Nationals from Major League Baseball (MLB), and eventually built the team into World Series champions in 2019. Now, it is rumored the Lerner family is exploring options for changing ownership structure and potentially selling the team. Mark Lerner, the son... Continue Reading →
Photo via AdAge Intro Major League Baseball (MLB) worked through a labor dispute with the Players’ Association and struck a new Collective Bargaining agreement (CBA) that kept the league from losing games. It is a week later than anticipated, but today marks opening day for baseball. This did not stop MLB from being extremely active... Continue Reading →
Photo via CBS Sports Following the most prolific labor dispute Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen in over 25 years, there seems to be more trouble on the horizon for the league. This time it regards the Minor League players and their wages. In a wage violation litigation dating back to 2014 a federal district... Continue Reading →