The Major League Baseball Players Association has its Tony Clark replacement.
Bruce Meyer, previously the No. 2 union official, was unanimously elected as interim executive director, the union confirmed. He replaces Clark, who had headed the MLB PA since late 2013, after he shockingly resigned as executive director on Tuesday.
Matt Nussbaum was named interim deputy director. Meyer has worked for the union since 2018 and played a key role in the 2021-22 collective bargaining agreement negotiations. after an internal probe unearthed messages that revealed an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, who worked for the MLBPA, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported. The union boss was just about to begin his annual 30-camp tour of spring training in Arizona and Florida to talk to players with tense CBA negotiations set to kick off in the coming months.Ex-girlfriend of Chiefs star accuses him of 'repeatedly' assaulting her in explosive lawsuit Meyer, who previously worked for the NHL players union from 2016 to 2018, spoke out on the Clark scandal earlier on Wednesday. “Just on a personal level I think we’re all fairly devastated by things that have happened in the last 48, 72 hours,” Meyer said,. “I’m not going to go beyond that in terms of personal feelings, but it’s fair to say that we were all personally upset, concerned about Tony. But I think this was something that the players determined had to happen at this particular point in time.” Former Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022.The sudden shakeup at the MLBPA comes at a pivotal time as players and the league enter the final year of their CBA. With talk of a salary cap growing, MLB owners are widely expected to lock the players out when the CBA expires after the 2026 season.
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