MLBPA Issues New Sweeping Regulations Governing Agents

By Gregg Clifton and Jeffrey Toppel, Jackson Lewis LLP   A new era in the world of player agent relationships in professional baseball will begin   on October 1, 2010 when the Major League Baseball Players Association’s (“MLBPA or Association”) major overhaul of its existing regulations governing player agents and their actions on behalf of baseball clients takes effect. The sweeping changes introduced by the Association and new Executive Director Michael Weiner are the first maj