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Tribe1450 · 12-29-2020, 07:01 PM

Major League Baseball
Monday, February 22, 1954

Major League Baseball Approves Sweeping Changes

Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously today to change the structure of organized baseball in America. Commissioner Ford C. Frick said he was acting at the will of league ownership and players when they approached him with a desire to plan out the short-term and long-term future of the league so that teams could remain competitive and profitable.

Exact details of the new agreements will be released to the public on Saturday, February 27, just six days before the start of Spring Training. Even with the short turnaround before the start of the new season, league owners and the commissioner’s office have said the new structure deals mostly with off the field activities, although player finances are also a key piece to their plans.

Anonymous sources say that a new player contract system will be implemented this year, which will in part guarantee ballplayers a minimum salary, while also offering players a chance to negotiate the terms of their playing contracts as early as this season.

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Tribe1450 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 152	Major League Baseball Monday, February 22, 1954 Major League Baseball Approves Sweeping Changes Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously today to change the structure of organized baseball in America. Commissioner Ford C. Frick said he was acting at the will of league ownership and players when they approached him with a desire to plan out the short-term and long-term future of the league so that teams could remain competitive and profitable. Exact details of the new agreements will be released to the public on Saturday, February 27, just six days before the start of Spring Training. Even with the short turnaround before the start of the new season, league owners and the commissioner’s office have said the new structure deals mostly with off the field activities, although player finances are also a key piece to their plans. Anonymous sources say that a new player contract system will be implemented this year, which will in part guarantee ballplayers a minimum salary, while also offering players a chance to negotiate the terms of their playing contracts as early as this season. Last edited by Tribe1450; 12-30-2020 at 10:01 AM.