'MONEYBALL ACT' Amid A's relocation saga, RepBarbaraLee and RepDeSaulnier of the East Bay introduce proposal targeting MLB antitrust exemption.
Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier announced what they have dubbed the"Moneyball Act," named after the 2003 bestseller that documented the A's approach and success of that era.would require the owners of the A's or any other professional baseball team that relocates more than 25 miles away to compensate its former community or Major League Baseball would lose its antitrust exemption.
"The Oakland Athletics have been an institution of the East Bay for over half a century. If the A's ownership group decides to leave, Oakland should not be left empty handed," the representative and candidate for U.S. Senate went on to say.
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