Ballpark Barrister
Legal and economic analysis of MLB labor relations for fans who want to understand what's actually at stake.
Podcasting since 2026 • 5 episodes
Ballpark Barrister
Latest Episodes
Ballpark Barrister - Baseball's 30-Year Time Loop
In August 1994, MLB players walked out. The World Series was cancelled for the first time since 1904. They didn’t come back until April 1995.The strike ended not with an agreement but with a court order. A federal judge named Sonia Sotomayo...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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4:44
Baseball's Labor Matrix: Analyzing the Modern MLB Contract
Baseball, Bonuses, and the Algorithmic LawThe script explores the 2022–2026 MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement as the blueprint for players’ daily working conditions, showing how the sport’s mythology gives way to a tightly engineered ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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25:57
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