Baseball Agent’s Suspension Is Reminder Of Agents’ Multi-Layered Obligations

By Christopher R. Deubert, Senior Writer Last week, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) decertified long-time agent Jim Murray for at least four years for having communicated sensitive information to Major League Baseball (MLB) during the contentious labor negotiations in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  The case serves as a lesson in understanding the multiple layers of obligations that sports agents have and the punishment that can result from failing to abide by tho