Minor League Baseball Does Not Share MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

In Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring Inc. v. The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Inc. et al., a Florida state court refused to rely on the baseball antitrust exemption to dismiss the plaintiff umpiring school’s complaint alleging that Minor League Baseball violated the state’s antitrust laws by revoking the school’s accreditation to train umpires.  The court held that the exemption, which has been recognized by the federal courts for Major League Baseball, did not apply to this case.  The exemption, the court held, is limited to challenges to the reserve system that allowed baseball to restrict the movement of players among teams.

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