Major League Baseball Players Association

MLBPA
Major League Baseball Players Association
Founded	1966
Headquarters	Tower 49, New York, NY
Location	United States, Canada;
Members	1,200 (Major League); 5,500 (Minor League)
Key people	Tony Clark (Executive Director); Francisco Lindor (Association Representative); Marcus Semien (Association Representative); Jack Flaherty (Association Representative); Lance McCullers Jr. (Association Representative);
Affiliations	AFL-CIO
Website	mlbplayers.com

The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) is the labor union representing all current Major League Baseball players. All players, managers, coaches, and athletic trainers who hold or have held a signed contract with a Major League club are eligible for membership in the Association.

The MLBPA has three major divisions: a labor union, a business (Players Choice Group Licensing Program), and a charitable foundation (Major League Baseball Players Trust).

The MLBPA primarily serves as a collective bargaining representative for all Major League Baseball players, as well as playing significant roles in MLB-related business and nonprofit affairs.

On August 28, 2022, the MLBPA publicly launched a campaign to help minor league baseball players unionize. On September 9, 2022, MLB voluntarily recognized the MLBPA as the union for over 5,500 minor league baseball players playing rookie ball to Triple-A.

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