Concepcion et al v. Office of the Commisioner of Baseball et al

  1. June 26, 2023

    Minor Leaguers Immediately Appeal MLB Antitrust Loss

    A group of minor league baseball players hardly let the ink dry on a Puerto Rico federal judge's order dismissing their proposed class action before filing a notice of appeal the next day for their tossed complaint that accuses MLB of paying them subpar wages and suppressing their bargaining power.

  2. June 22, 2023

    Judge Says Minor Leaguers Struck Out In MLB Antitrust Suit

    A Puerto Rican federal judge has tossed a proposed class action filed by three minor league baseball players that alleged MLB suppressed their bargaining power and paid them below-market salaries, agreeing with a magistrate judge that the claims were outside the statute of limitations and not subject to antitrust laws.

  3. November 16, 2022

    MLB Cites Minor League Antitrust Loss In Players' Case

    The MLB has urged a Puerto Rico federal court to dismiss a case from minor league players who accuse the league of paying below-market salaries and restricting their bargaining power, citing the dismissal of a New York federal case from minor league teams that had their affiliations cut.

  4. August 30, 2022

    Minor Leaguers Say MLB Struck Out In Opposing Class Cert.

    Former minor league baseball players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against Major League Baseball have told a Puerto Rico federal court that the league presented so many poor arguments in its opposition to their request for class certification that they need more than the maximum of 10 pages to reply.

  5. August 23, 2022

    MLB Opposes Minor League Class Cert. Bid

    Major League Baseball again seeks to reassert its right to a century-long federal antitrust exemption, with the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball asking a Puerto Rico district court to deny a class certification request led by three former minor league players who accused the league of paying below-market salaries and restricting their bargaining power.

  6. August 09, 2022

    Minor Leaguers Seek Class Nod In MLB Antitrust Suit

    Three former minor league players have asked a Puerto Rico district court to turn their antitrust suit into a class action representing more than 12,000 other players, marking the latest attempt to reverse Major League Baseball's century-old antitrust exemption and dramatically improve the salaries and working conditions in the minors.

  7. June 28, 2022

    Sens. Ask Minor Leaguers About MLB Antitrust Exemption

    A bipartisan group of senators have sent a letter to an advocacy organization for minor league baseball players asking about how Major League Baseball's century-old exemption from antitrust law has impacted ballplayers in the game's lower professional ranks.

  8. May 25, 2022

    MLB Looks To Strike Out Minor Leaguer's Wage, Antitrust Suit

    Major League Baseball has asked a Puerto Rico federal judge to toss a former minor leaguer's wage and antitrust lawsuit, arguing it is immune from antitrust claims and that the suit was filed too late and in the wrong court.

  9. January 11, 2022

    MLB Teams Collude To Lower Minor League Wages, Suit Says

    A new proposed class alleges Major League Baseball and its teams openly "collude to restrict and depress" wages for minor league players, the latest suit over minor league player wages and the latest to call into question baseball's long-held antitrust exemption.