By: Cesare P. DeLuca The potential expansion of Major League Baseball (“MLB”) under Commissioner Rob Manfred’s tenure introduces a complex web of legal, economic, and cultural considerations, particularly in light…
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Doomsday for the Diamond: How Diamond Sports Group’s Bankruptcy Foreshadows a Potential MLB Strike
By: Saphyone White Diamond Sports Group, LLC (“Diamond”), a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and owner of Bally Sports operating 19 regional sports networks (“RSNs”), filed for bankruptcy on…
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TREVOR BAUER CONTINUES TO LOSE LEGAL BATTLES AND HIS CHANCES IN THE MLB
By: Caitlin Cochran Trevor Bauer just signed a one-year deal to play in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League, Japan’s top league, after being released into free agency by the Dodgers…
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YOU BE THE JUDGE: WHO HAS TRUE OWNERSHIP OF AARON JUDGE’S 62ND HR BALL?
By: Forrest Zimmerman Exactly 61 years after Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the 1961 season, breaking Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home runs in one year, Aaron…
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION
By: Heather Udowitch MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNIONIZES UNDER THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION For over 100 years, Minor League Baseball (“MiLB”) operated without a formal union.[1] However, everything changed…
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Diamond Baseball Holdings – A Conflict-of-Interest, According to the MLBPA
By Jake Mantin In December of 2021, Endeavor – a multimedia corporation with expertise in media, sports, and talent representation[1] – created Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) in a move to…
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NCAA Bylaw Modification Allows High School Baseball Draftees to Hire Sports Agents
By: Landon Morgan In December 2013, the Sports & Entertainment Journal published James F. Reid’s student-written article, where he discussed a much needed change to the NCAA bylaws. James F.…
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New Jersey Takes a Gamble on Sports Betting
Certain states are eager to take advantage of the sports gambling cash cow to help balance their budgets, but the amateur and professional sports association oppose it.