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Multiple College Baseball Coaches Sued for Handling of Players

May 4, 20234 min read

Multiple College Baseball Coaches Sued for Handling of Players

In both professional and college sports, athletes are feeling more empowered than ever before. Whether it’s by demanding trades, entering...

The Growing Trend of Mid-Major Head Coaches Voluntarily Taking Power Conference Assistant Positions

Brendan Bell

Apr 24, 20233 min read

The Growing Trend of Mid-Major Head Coaches Voluntarily Taking Power Conference Assistant Positions

Coaches leaving low and mid-major programs for bigger and “better” jobs is nothing new in college athletics. From Fielding Yost to John...

Kenneth Winkler

Apr 14, 20234 min read

Detroit Tigers Sued for Discrimination

The Detroit Tigers’ 2023 season is off to a rough start. To compound a losing record, the Tigers are being sued for discrimination by a...

Long Overdue, Minor League Baseball Players Finally Have a CBA

Brendan Bell

Apr 10, 20233 min read

Long Overdue, Minor League Baseball Players Finally Have a CBA

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) had long been regarded as the best player union in all of the major professional...

The Similarities Between the Early Days of the MLBPA and the Modern World of NIL in College Sports

Jared Yaggie

Apr 10, 20234 min read

The Similarities Between the Early Days of the MLBPA and the Modern World of NIL in College Sports

Recently I have been reading A Whole Different Ball Game by Marvin Miller, the father of the Major League Baseball Players Association...

Salary Arbitration is a Necessary Evil in Major League Baseball

Brendan Bell

Feb 27, 20235 min read

Salary Arbitration is a Necessary Evil in Major League Baseball

Last week, Corbin Burnes lost his salary arbitration case to the Milwaukee Brewers. When speaking to reporters, the 2021 NL Cy Young...

Recapping the 2023 MLB Arbitration Process

Michael Perlo

Feb 26, 20232 min read

Recapping the 2023 MLB Arbitration Process

Major League Baseball’s 2023 salary arbitration season was yet again another successful season for the clubs. There were 33 players and...

Update on the Panini and Topps Trading Card Lawsuits

Justin Mader

Feb 10, 20234 min read

Update on the Panini and Topps Trading Card Lawsuits

Just over four months ago, I published an article on Conduct Detrimental about the pending cases against popular sports trading card...

Grant Williamson

Feb 7, 20233 min read

Bankruptcy Braves?

Bally Sports is about to be part of a rather significant bankruptcy proceeding. Rather significant because (1) Bally Sports is the...

MLB Hires Executive Hoping to Address Local Blackouts Issue

Brendan Bell

Jan 23, 20233 min read

MLB Hires Executive Hoping to Address Local Blackouts Issue

If this offseason has told us anything regarding the state of the game, it’s that Major League Baseball is not struggling financially....

MLB’s 2023 Salary Arbitration Exchange Date: All 33 Filing Numbers

Dean Rosenberg

Jan 19, 20232 min read

MLB’s 2023 Salary Arbitration Exchange Date: All 33 Filing Numbers

Major League Baseball’s Salary Arbitration Exchange Date was this past Friday, January 13th. Entering Friday, there were over 200 MLB...

Sports Law: A Year in Review & What to Watch for in 2023

Christina Stylianou & Gregg Clifton

Jan 13, 20236 min read

Sports Law: A Year in Review & What to Watch for in 2023

In 2022, the area of sports law experienced major developments across the country, many of which will continue their trajectory of change...

Are You in Good Hands? Son of MLB Hall of Famer's Legal Battle with Allstate Insurance.

Evan Mattel

Jan 13, 20234 min read

Are You in Good Hands? Son of MLB Hall of Famer's Legal Battle with Allstate Insurance.

Roberto Clemente is known for his legendary career in Major League Baseball. 18 seasons as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a Hall...

For Correa and the Twins, it was About the Highest Risk-Adjusted Return

Brendan Bell

Jan 12, 20234 min read

For Correa and the Twins, it was About the Highest Risk-Adjusted Return

Given how popular and seemingly larger-than-life most professional sports franchises are, we sometimes forget that these entities are...

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