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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Greg Moretto
Jan 12, 20233 min read
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Terminates FTX and Miami-Dade Sponsorship Deal, Leaving the Arena in Limbo
The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent shockwaves through the crypto world, with reverberations being felt across the many...
Zachary Bryson
Dec 28, 20226 min read
‘Goldilocks’ Ball Reportedly Used in 2022 MLB Season
Major League Baseball has a problem—inconsistent baseballs. This is not a “new” issue, with “juiced ball” and “dead ball” controversies...
Stephen Burton and Grant Williamson
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Atlanta Baseball entering a Brave New World with a Stock Spin-OffBraves are now Publicly Traded
On November 17, 2022, Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), the public corporation that owns the Atlanta Braves and certain real...
Bryan Hamerschlag
Dec 21, 20229 min read
Explaining the “AAV Stretching” in Recent Baseball Contracts
If you’re like me, your first impression on hearing the news of Xander Bogaerts’ eleven-year, $280 million contract with the Padres might...
Brendan Bell
Dec 20, 20224 min read
The CBT’s Impact on the MLB Offseason
So far this offseason, we have seen a surprising development in how MLB front offices are structuring free-agent contracts for star...
Grant Williamson
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Could You Own the Atlanta Braves?
The answer to the title of this article is yes . . . sort of. Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), the owner of the 2021 World...
Landis Barber
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Atlanta Braves Are Going Public
Currently, Braves Holdings, LLC is publicly traded under the broader umbrella of The Liberty Braves Group (NASDAQ: BATRA, BATRK). Liberty...
Michael Perlo
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Prospect Promotion Incentive – Eliminating Service Time Manipulation or Masking it?
This article was originally published on the https://ublawsportsforum.com/ Before the 2021/22 MLB regular season, both the owners and the...
Landis Barber
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Television Rights Complicating Nationals Sale
Earlier this year, the Lerner family began exploring a sale of the Washington Nationals. Since then, it has become clear that the...
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