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Journal of American Arbitration (JAA) - Vol. 6, No. 2

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ARTICLES

Final Offer Arbitration in the New Era of
Major League Baseball
By Spencer B. Gordon

I. INTRODUCTION
Baseball is a worldwide pastime of rich history and tradition.
Unfortunately, Major League Baseball (MLB) also has a history of
failed negotiations and bitter feuds between players and team
owners on the issue of player salaries. The nature of player salary
negotiations has evolved as bargaining power has shifted over the
past fifty years. The players unionized in 1965, creating what is
now known as the Major League Baseball Players Association
(MLBPA).1 Since its inception, the MLBPA has developed an
adversarial position to team owners, resulting in the need for a
collective bargaining agreement and protocol for player-owner
relations.