The following article was written by Cyle Kiger. George Brett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 after being a fan favorite in Kansas City for 21 years. Brett is now the president of the Washington-based company, Brett Bros. Sports International Incorporated. The Hall of Famer now faces a class-action suit for falsely advertising […]
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The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Cuban defector Yasiel Balaguer is being sued by his former agency, Miami Sports Consulting LLC, for breaching his contract. On February 22, 2011, Balaguer signed a contract for MSC to represent him. The contract entitled the sports agency to the standard 5% of his contract. The lawsuit claims Balaguer […]
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MLB Commissioner Legal Advantages
The following article was written by Evan Zepfel. The Major League Baseball Commissioner’s power stems from Article I of the MLB Constitution, which grants the commissioner the broad power to act ‘in the best interests of the game’ (§2). The commissioner of baseball enjoys two significant legal advantages over the commissioners of the NFL and […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Ever since Carl Crawford signed a seven year $142 million dollar contract with the Red Sox last year, it seems nothing has gone right. Crawford was supposed to give the Red Sox a speedy threat at the top of the order, but produced his worst season as a […]
The following article was written by Spencer Wingate. Baseball headlines have most recently been dominated by news involving salary arbitration. ESPN and other sports news sources report players and teams avoiding or being unable to avoid arbitration while failing to provide any information with how the process works. The common fan is left confused and wondering […]
Whenever you participate in a sport, you assume quite a bit of risk regarding injury. There is no way to ensure that every tackle in football, hit-by-the-pitch in baseball, or foul in basketball will result in minor pain. At the same time, not all injuries are covered by the assumption of risk doctrine. The Baseball […]