Major League Baseball Players Association

Happy Anniversary, Free Agency

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roger I. Abrams

We have become so accustomed to multi-million dollar contracts for players in our favorite sports that we forget that it was not always so.

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Baseball's Armageddon

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strike, Baseball, The Tenth Inning, Major League Baseball Players Association, Ken Burns, Sonia Sotomayor, Sports News
Roger I. Abrams

Tonight's debut of Ken Burns' The Tenth Inning comes at the right time for the Nation's sports fans. He begins with a poignant rem...

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Rank-and-File Workers, Professional Athletes, Actors, and Recording Artists Tweet Their #Unionmember Pride

Kimberly Freeman Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberly Freeman Brown

Over this past Labor Day weekend, American Rights at Work teamed up with Actors' Equity, AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Major League Baseball...

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Baseball Justice

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Major League Baseball Players Association, Baseball, Robert Elias, William Rhoden, Immigration, Arizona, Costa Rica, Jackie Robinson, All Star Game, Curt Flood, Major League Baseball, Billy Bean, Rawlings, Jules Tygiel, Hall of Fame, Marvin Miller, Unions, Glenn Burke, Sweatshops, Gay Athletes, Turrialba, Sports News
Peter Dreier

Despite its noble history in transcending American racism, in recent years, Major League Baseball (MLB) has hardly distinguished itself as a paragon of American virtue or a pioneer for social justice or moral clarity.

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Move the Game: Baseball Must Say No to Racism

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deepak Bhargava

I was born in India, but grew up in the Bronx and am about as ferocious a Yankees fan as you'll find (please do keep reading even if you aren't!). Wh...

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Do You Believe Him?

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Papi, Steroids, Baseball, Alex Rodriquez, David Ortiz, Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball Players Association, Mike Weiner, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

The most recent chapter in the baseball steroid scandal has produced a rare flat denial. David Ortiz has told us he did not take steroids. Do you believe him?

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