The Latest Breaking News from Advocates for Minor Leaguers

The Minor Leaguers Who Sprung a Union on MLB

Players were already fuming over their treatment. Enter a motley crew of career minor leaguers with a plan.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2022

MLBPA’s Efforts to Unionize Minor Leagues Didn’t Happen Overnight

In an interview with SI, Tony Clark discussed the push to represent minor leaguers and what it could mean for baseball.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 30, 2022

Bill Shaikin: Rob Manfred is a labor lawyer. Now minor leaguers could unite against MLB.

Rob Manfred did not make his name in baseball as a former player, as a general manager or team president or team owner, or as a marketing or broadcasting executive.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022

Rob Manfred’s Latest Gaffe Is About More Than Just the Sound Bite

The commissioner was asked why owners don’t pay minor leaguers a living wage. He rejected the premise of the question.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 20, 2022

Senate Judiciary Committee Questions MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

The letter by the Judiciary Committee marks the first substantial step taken by the federal government to question the legality of MLB’s exemption.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 28, 2022

Dodgers reimburse minor league players for spring training clubhouse dues

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have reimbursed minor league players who were improperly asked to pay clubhouse dues during spring training, according to general manager Brandon Gomes, after a player advocacy group highlighted the issue in a report last week.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022

Baseball players press lawmakers for minor league labor standards

Lawmakers in a handful of states are crafting policies to protect a workforce that they say has been exploited by poverty wages, restrictive contracts and onerous federal labor laws: minor league baseball players.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022