Clark, Tony (1972- )
Rob Manfred Rejects Idea That Minor Leaguers Aren’t Paid Living Wage
LOS ANGELES — Asked why Major League Baseball’s team owners do not pay minor league players a living wage — whether it was because they could not afford to or because they didn’t want to — M.L.B. Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested those players were actually compensated fairly. “I kind of reject the premise of the […]
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For M.L.B. and the Union, a Relationship in Need of Repair
After the leadership of the Major League Baseball players’ union voted, 26-12, to approve a new labor deal on Thursday afternoon — following years of building mistrust of management and months of tense negotiating — M.L.B.’s commissioner, Rob Manfred, picked up the phone. Much has been made about the frayed relationship between the two groups […]
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M.L.B. Canceled Games. What Happens Now?
JUPITER, Fla. — On Tuesday, Major League Baseball and the players’ union failed to strike a new labor contract by the league’s self-imposed deadline. After nine straight days of face-to-face negotiations, M.L.B. presented what it considered its best and final offer of the talks. The union rejected it and just minutes after the deadline passed, […]
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MLB Lockout: Rob Manfred and Tony Clark Meet Face-to-Face
JUPITER, Fla. — And on the 85th day of baseball’s lockout, they met. On Friday at Roger Dean Stadium — where officials from Major League Baseball and the players’ union have gathered all week in an attempt to negotiate a new labor deal with the start of the 2022 regular season fast approaching — M.L.B. […]
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