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MLB Players Association head Tony Clark expected to resign, months before CBA expires, per report
Tony Clark, executive director of the MLB Players Association, is expected to resign, The Athletic reported Tuesday. The stunning news comes just months before the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire on Dec. 1.
"You definitely don't want things to be a distraction going into December," Marcus Semien, a member of the MLBPA's executive subcommittee, told reporters, including the New York Post, on Tuesday, adding Clark did not discuss his resignation with union leadership ahead of time. "So that's all I can really say. Maybe (that is) why this is happening now."
Clark and the MLBPA are under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York. Prosecutors are looking into whether a licensing company co-founded by the MLBPA and the NFL players' union, OneTeam Partners, was being used to financially enrich the union leaders. The full scope of the investigation into the company is unclear.
MLBPA executive Tony Clark to reportedly resign just months before labor fight due to expiring CBA
The MLBPA is reportedly losing its leader months before the current collective-bargaining agreement (CBA) is set to expire. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark is expected to resign from his position, according to Evan Drellich of The Athletic.
Clark, 53, and the MLBPA were expected to start touring spring training facilities Tuesday. Their first stop — at Cleveland Guardians camp — was reportedly canceled, per The Athletic.
The reported news comes just months before the current CBA is set to expire Dec 1. The union and MLB owners are expected to engage in a furious labor battle ahead of the new CBA, which some expect could lead to a lockout ahead of the 2027 MLB season. There are already rumors suggesting the owners will push hard for a salary cap, something the players have opposed for years.
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Tony Clark resigning as head of MLB players union, AP source says, as possible cap fight looms
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark is resigning as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with union’s deliberations said Tuesday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person said an announcement was likely later Tuesday.
Clark’s decision comes during an investigation by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn, New York, into One Team Partners, a licensing company founded by the union and the NFL Players Association.
The move was made ahead of an expected start of collective bargaining in April for an agreement to replace the five-year labor contract that expires Dec. 1. Management appears on track to propose a salary cap, which possibly could lead to a work stoppage that causes regular-season games to be canceled for the first time since 1985.
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