Tag: MLB
‘Moneyball Act’ Targets MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
Two Congress members from the East Bay have proposed a measure directed at Major League Baseball as the ownership group of the Oakland Athletics...
US Rep. Lee Questions MLB Antitrust Exemption
A federal legislator views the Oakland A's relocation initiative as a chance to challenge MLB's longstanding antitrust exemption.
Representative Barbara Lee, from Oakland, sent a...
Department Of Justice Questions MLB Antitrust Exemption
The US Department of Justice, for the second time in less than a year, asserted its concerns over Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption in...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Defends Antitrust Exemption
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has sent a 17-page letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in which he defends MLB's partial antitrust exemption.
The Committee recently...
US Senators OK Manfred Extension on MLB Antitrust Issue
A group of US senators gave baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred a three-day extension until Friday to respond to questions about the sport's antitrust exemption...
Minor League Asks Congress To Restrict MLB Antitrust Exemption
The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption as it applies...
US Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Bipartisan Letter On MLB Antitrust Exemption
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to the non-profit Advocates for Minor Leaguers requesting further information on the...
DOJ Wants Court To Limit Scope Of MLB Antitrust Exemption
The Department of Justice waded into the controversy over Major League Baseball’s century-old antitrust exemption Wednesday, telling a federal court the exemption should be...
Bernie Sanders Slams ‘Baseball Oligarchs’ In MLB Deal
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed Major League Baseball team owners as “baseball oligarchs” on Thursday after they took nearly 100 days to reach an agreement with the players union.
“We are...
MLB’s Antitrust Exemption Faces New Legal Challenge
Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption is facing a new legal test. On Monday, lawyers representing the parent companies of four former minor-league teams (the...
