"With a lockout looming over Major League Baseball later this year, the players' union is losing its chief, as MLBPA executive Tony Clark is resigning, according to multiple reports on Tuesday. Clark's decision to step down comes on the heels of the Eastern District of New York's federal investigation into alleged financial improprieties, which found that MLBPA officials licensed money or equity to improperly enrich themselves, according to The Athletic."
"The 53-year-old's resignation leaves the players high and dry just months before they meet the league and its owners at the negotiating table. MLB's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expires on Dec. 1, which leaves the two parties on the cusp of an immovable stalemate that features a battle for a salary cap something the owners are in favor of but the players are not."
Tony Clark is resigning as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association amid a federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York into alleged financial improprieties involving licensing of money or equity that improperly enriched MLBPA officials. A planned players' meeting at Cleveland's spring training camp was canceled after news of the resignation. The departure leaves players without their chief representative ahead of collective bargaining, with the CBA expiring Dec. 1. Key negotiation friction centers on owners' push for a salary cap and a revenue-sharing system that would set fixed percentages of MLB revenue for owners and players.
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