New clothing line celebrates Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary
By Jerry Crasnick As baseball players, retired players, former U.S. presidents and fans unite in honor of the Negro Leagues’ centennial...
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Apr 3, 2020
Amir Garrett wins first-ever MLB The Show 20: Players Tournament
By Anthony Solis Amid the coronavirus pandemic that’s brought a halt to the 2020 Major League Baseball season, Players have virtually...
Feb 14, 2020
NLBM 100th Anniversary
By Jerry Crasnick Amid the kickoff to the Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary celebration, Bob Kendrick can’t help but feel a renewed...
Jan 31, 2020
Curtis Granderson; A Legacy of Respect
By Jerry Crasnick It was a telling gesture -- as Curtis Granderson prepared for his 16th major-league season last March -- that he found...
Jan 16, 2020
2020 Rookie Career Development Program
In collaboration with Major League Baseball, the 2020 Rookie Program brought top prospects to learn about how their lives will change in...
Oct 22, 2019
Thirty-Somethings Finding Their Comfort Zone in October
By Jerry Crasnick
Oct 3, 2019
Ace Veterans Ready to Set the Tone in October
By Jerry Crasnick
Sep 25, 2019
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the Major League Baseball Players Association will be honoring baseball’s Hispanic Heritage....
Aug 30, 2019
This Day in History: August 30, 2002
On Friday Aug. 30, 2002, the MLBPA and MLB reached agreement, averting a strike that would have begun with the Labor Day weekend...
Aug 23, 2019
Players' Weekend Returns For Third Straight Season
For the third straight season, major leaguers will have the chance to showcase their unique personalities, passions and nicknames during...
Aug 9, 2019
Twenty-five years ago, unified players thwarted owners' plan to implement salary cap
Players remained unified over the course of a 232-day strike that began 25 years ago to thwart owners’ plans to implement a salary cap....
Jul 11, 2019
Players Association Remembers Jim Bouton
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Jim...
Jul 5, 2019
Former pitcher Chris Capuano appointed Director of Operations
On his baseball fandom as a youth in West Springfield, Mass. I grew up watching Red Sox teams that had guys like Wade Boggs, Mike...
Jun 11, 2019
Congratulations 2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipients!
Michael Weiner spent 25 years, nearly his entire professional career, with the MLBPA working in support of the Players – past, present...
Jun 11, 2019
2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipient — Tom Garrity
Tom Garrity, who will soon enter his third year at the University of Michigan Law School, is committed to fighting for workers’ rights....
Jun 11, 2019
2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipient — Daniela Archila
Daniela Archila just completed her second year at Berkeley Law, where she is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) team as...
Jun 11, 2019
2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipient — Chad Eisenback
Chad was raised in a union home in Louisville, Ky. While his parents, brother, and sister are all police officers, he wanted to become a...
Jun 11, 2019
2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipient — Neil Damron
Neil Damron, who is entering his third year at Stanford Law School, is committed to advancing the rights of low-income workers. He is...
Jun 11, 2019
2019 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies Recipient — Madison Slupe
As a graduate of Penn State’s School of Labor and Employment Relations, Madison has committed her educational and professional careers to...
Apr 12, 2019
Players Association Remembers Scott Sanderson
This week the Major League Baseball Player fraternity lost a member, Scott Sanderson, whose impact on Player rights should never and will...
Feb 25, 2019
Behind the Scenes: Sony MLB The Show 19 Player Scans
It's official! With this past week's contract agreement between the Philadelphia Phillies and Bryce Harper, Sony's MLB The Show 19...
Feb 13, 2019
MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation Gives $1 Million Grant to California State University
Since July 2015, the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation has focused on improving quality and conditions as well as youth...
Jan 24, 2019
MLBPA hires Jerry Crasnick
Q&A: Jerry Crasnick, Senior Advisor: Player, Agent, and Media Relations On his youth in New England I grew up in Portland, Me., in a...
Jan 15, 2019
Future MLB Stars Gather in Miami for 2019 RCDP
The future stars of Major League Baseball gathered in Miami Jan. 9-11 for the 28th installment of the Rookie Career Development Program....
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