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Minor League Baseball
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Labor & Employment Law Blog
A Major Deal for the Minor League: California Bill Paves the Way for Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement for Minor League Baseball
By Daniel Ganz, Ian Carleton Schaefer
Major changes are coming to the Minor League. In April, Major League Baseball (MLB) players and owners voted to ratify a historic collective bargaining agreement that, for the first time…
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Improving Working Conditions for Mets Minor Leaguers
By Tiffany Jing
The federal poverty line currently falls around $13,000 per year. Minor Leaguers in New York, such as Mets players, have salaries that fall below $15,000. Besides the low salary, New…
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Best of Law Blogging: minor league baseball, FOIA and the Brazilian Supreme Court
By Alec Downing
Welcome to the latest installment of The Best of Law Blogging. Every Friday we take a look back on the week that was and share some of the most noteworthy…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
Proposed California Bill Would Give Minor League Baseball Players More Control Over Their Name, Image & Likeness
By Gregg E. Clifton, Henry L. Sanchez
In the wake of a recent trial court decision finding that minor league baseball players are year-round employees, California State Senator Josh Becker has introduced legislation proposing that California enact…
SDNY Blog
Minor League Baseball Teams Sue MLB for Antitrust Violations
In a complaint filed today, four minor league baseball teams sued Major League Baseball for violating the Sherman Act by allegedly orchestrating an agreement among its clubs to eliminate 40…
Sports Agent Blog
Endeavor Establishes Diamond Baseball Holdings And Is Set To Acquire Several MiLB Teams
Endeavor announced signing purchase agreements to acquire nine minor league baseball teams through its newly founded subsidy, Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). The new organization intends to utilize professional management, best…
Sports Agent Blog
Boras Corp’s Gesture To Pay Released Minor League Clients Rejected by Union
By Brendan Lake
Last week, it was reported by Jon Heyman via twitter that Scott Boras and the entire Boras Corporation has committed to pay all their released Minor League clients their expected…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Minor League Baseball Players Working Without Pay
USA Today Sports has an interesting article on minor league baseball players and their low--and, during major league spring training, nonexistent--pay. Major League Baseball classifies minor league players as being…
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Put me in coach – I’m ready to play today
Mark Didtler of the AP reports that Enny Romero (@EnnyRomeroTB) was watching the Tampa Bay Ray's 18-inning win Friday night at home in the Dominican Republic. Knowing that the extra inning…
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The “Funnest” Brands In America
- Mark Prus, Principal, NameFlash As a professional name developer, I regularly work on exciting projects such as, “I need to develop a name for a new lice medicine.” I…