Topic: Major League Baseball Players Association

San Francisco joins in urging MLB to move 2011 All-Star game in Arizona immigration boycottSan Francisco city officials went further in their call for a boycott of Arizona on Friday, urging Major League Baseball to find a new home for the 2011 ...

Baseball to use blood test for HGH in minors

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Major League Baseball is planning to begin blood testing of minor league players for the banned substance human growth hormone (HGH) later this year, anti-doping sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Major League Baseball (MLB) said it was ...
Baseball players' union to give up to $1 million to Haitian relief effortsBaseball players are pledging to donate up to $1 million to Haitian earthquake relief efforts. The Major League Baseball Players Association says it is making a pair of $100,000 contributions ...

Baseball union chief Fehr to step down

Donald Fehr is set to step down after a tumultuous quarter century term as the head of the Major League Baseball's player union. "It has been a high privilege to be entrusted with the leadership of this extraordinary union for the last ...

Baseball union chief Fehr to step down: report

Donald Fehr is set to step down as head of the Major League Baseball's players union, the New York Times reported on Monday. Major League Baseball Players Association lawyer Michael Weiner is expected to replace Fehr, the newspaper said. The paper said ...

Fehr to step down as head of players' union

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Fehr, the hard-nosed chief of Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA), said on Monday he would step down, ending nearly 25 years of overseeing one of the sporting world's most powerful unions. Players' association general counsel Michael ...
Union files grievance after Dodgers say charitable contributions requiredThe baseball players' association filed a grievance against the major league clubs after the Los Angeles Dodgers said charitable donations will be required in future player contracts. Manny Ramirez agreed to make a $1 ...

MLB players union ready to defend Bonds, report

The Major League Baseball Players Association is defending embattled slugger Barry Bonds, saying the club's owners colluded to keep him from returning to the game, MLB.com reported on its website. The union will not file the grievance immediately with the Commissioner's Office, ...