Major League Baseball prevented a possible U.S. Supreme Court difficulty to its antitrust exemption when it settled a federal suit and 2 in New York State court submitted by small league groups who lost their huge league associations
ByRONALD BLUM AP baseball author
November 2, 2023, 6: 37 PM
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball prevented a possible U.S. Supreme Court obstacle to its antitrust exemption when it settled a federal claim and 2 in New York State court submitted by small league groups who lost their huge league associations.
James W. Quinn, a attorney for the groups who tooklegalactionagainst, stated Thursday that a settlement hadactually been reached in all 3 cases. Quinn stated the terms of the settlement were private.
MLB decreased remark.
MLB cut the minimum ensured small league association contracts from 160 to 120 in September 2020 and took over running the minors from the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, which hadactually been in charge consideringthat 1901.
The momsanddad business of the Staten Island Yankees, Tri-City ValleyCats, Salem-Keize