11 Facts About MLBPA

1.

MLBPA has three major divisions: a labor union, a business, and a charitable foundation.

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2.

MLBPA primarily serves as a collective bargaining representative for all Major League Baseball players, as well as playing significant roles in MLB-related business and nonprofit affairs.

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3.

MLBPA was not the first attempt to unionize baseball players.

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4.

Organization that would eventually become the MLBPA was conceived in 1953, but it was not officially recognized as a union until 1966.

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5.

When pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally had their 1974 contracts automatically renewed by their teams, the MLBPA supported them by challenging the reserve clause which was used by team owners to bind players to one team.

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6.

The MLBPA won each case, resulting in "second look" free agents, and over $269 million in owner fines.

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7.

The MLBPA filed grievances against the owners in 1986 and 1987.

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8.

In 1988, the MLBPA filed another grievance against the owners for colluding to control player salaries.

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9.

The MLBPA won this grievance in 1990 with a settlement being reached to award players a total of $280 million in damages for the collusion.

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10.

In 2016, the MLBPA celebrated its 50th anniversary as a union, commemorating the event at the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game with a redesigned golden logo and merchandise such as T-shirts.

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11.

MLBPA was initially opposed to random steroid testing, claiming it to be a violation of the privacy of players.

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