Court Dismisses Case against Major League Baseball Because Plaintiff Failed To Name Mexican League, Team as Parties

A federal judge from the Southern District of California has granted Major League Baseball’s motion to dismiss in a case in which an agent and a player he represented, both from Mexico, alleged that Mexican League (League) officials and Major League Baseball (MLB) unfairly prevented the player from signing a contract with the Boston Red Sox.   In so ruling, the court found that the plaintiffs failed to name the League and the team that had the rights to the player, the Red Devils, as part