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Reactions to the death of baseball's stolen base king Rickey Henderson

Dec. 21, 2024 20:49 PM EST

Reactions to the death of baseball's stolen base king Rickey Henderson: ___ “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble soul. Rickey lived his life with integrity, and his love for baseball...

MLB players' union affiliate reaches agreement with FanDuel after agreeing to dismiss lawsuit

Nov. 26, 2024 12:00 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association reached a licensing agreement with FanDuel after agreeing to dismiss a lawsuit against the company. MLB Players Inc. said Tuesday it signed a non-exclusive product and marketing licensing...

MLBPA, FanDuel settle lawsuit over alleged improper use of name, image and likeness

Nov. 15, 2024 17:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association settled a lawsuit with FanDuel on Friday over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports betting platform. The settlement obtained by The Associated Press...

Arbitrator upholds 5-year bans of Bad Bunny baseball agency leaders, cuts agent penalty to 3 years

Nov. 13, 2024 17:55 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator upheld five-year suspensions of the chief executives of Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm for making improper inducements to players and cut the ban of the company's only certified baseball agent to three years. Ruth M. Moscovitch issued the...

Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93

Sep. 23, 2024 12:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and revolutionized pay for professional athletes, has died. He was 93. Moss died Saturday at an assisted-living residence in Santa Monica, California, the Major League...