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Miranda v. Selig (2017)
Charge: Sherman Act antitrust - minor league players claim clubs agreed to suppress their pay (suit against Major League Baseball and its commissioner)Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDocket: Baseball's Exemption
Can minor league players bring an antitrust suit claiming the big-league clubs illegally held down their wages?
The facts
Minor league players said they earned roughly $3,000 to $10,000 a year while working 50 to 60 hours a week. They claimed the big-league clubs agreed not to compete for their services, artificially depressing salaries. A 1998 federal law removed the antitrust exemption for major league players' employment but expressly left minor league employment out. The players argued the economics of baseball had changed so much that old precedents should not apply.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Miranda v. Selig, 860 F.3d 1237 (9th Cir. 2017)
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