The court action, classified as a Major League Baseball faces class action lawsuit in Puerto Rico for labor exploitation of minor league players”>class action lawsuit, alleges that the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s Office, as well as its 30 baseball teams, conspire to violate labor laws in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Concepción asks the federal court in San Juan to certify as a class action lawsuit on behalf of the other Minor League players since 2012.
The action also seeks to challenge the exception to federal antitrust laws that for decades benefited the MLB, which it classifies as a “monopsony cartel”, a commercial situation where there is only one buyer for a certain product, the Puerto Rican newspaper reported. The new day.
The publication added that this exception argument was also lifted since last month by several federal lawsuits by minor league teams against MLB in New York.
The former pitcher claimed the defendants exploit minor league players, taking advantage of their lack of union representation.
In his lawsuit, Concepción alleges that former MLB commissioner Bud Selig, current MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, and MLB franchises “have conspired and agreed among themselves to eliminate competition for the acquisition and non-competitive payment of minor league players. wages below market value (wage settlement) in violation of federal antitrust laws.”
Concepción played with the Kansas City Royals organization, in its affiliates in Idaho, North Carolina and Kentucky in the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
In winter baseball in Puerto Rico, he belonged to the Criollos de Caguas in the 2016-2017 season. (Agency Summary)
