BASEBALL’S WOES REQUIRE HUMAN SOLUTIONS, MLBPA’S CLARK SAYS

Major League Baseball and the union that represents the players began collective bargaining toward a new Basic Agreement last week, MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark acknowledged in a wide-ranging interview on Friday.

Several obstacles stand between players and owners, from the definition of service time to the effect of analytics on gameplay– all with a Dec. 1 expiration date looming and threat of a work stoppage on the horizon, Clark said during an appearance for SporticoLive’s MLB Valuations 2021 event, which takes place Tuesday.

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