MLBPA names Bruce Meyer interim govt director in wake of Tony Clark scandal

The Main League Baseball Gamers Affiliation has its Tony Clark alternative. 

Bruce Meyer, beforehand the No. 2 union official, was unanimously elected as interim govt director, the union confirmed.

He replaces Clark, who had headed the MLBPA since late 2013, after he shockingly resigned as govt director on Tuesday. Matt Nussbaum was named interim deputy director.

Meyer has labored for the union since 2018 and performed a key position within the 2021-22 collective bargaining settlement negotiations. 

Clark stepped down after an inner probe unearthed messages that exposed an inappropriate relationship together with his sister-in-law, who labored for the MLBPA, The Put up’s Joel Sherman reported.

The union boss was nearly to start his annual 30-camp tour of spring coaching in Arizona and Florida to speak to gamers with tense CBA negotiations set to kick off within the coming months.

Meyer, who beforehand labored for the NHL gamers union from 2016 to 2018, spoke out on the Clark scandal earlier on Wednesday.

“Simply on a private degree I believe we’re all pretty devastated by issues which have occurred within the final 48, 72 hours,” Meyer mentioned, per the Related Press. “I’m not going to transcend that when it comes to private emotions, nevertheless it’s honest to say that we have been all personally upset, involved about Tony. However I believe this was one thing that the gamers decided needed to occur at this explicit cut-off date.”

The sudden shakeup on the MLBPA comes at a pivotal time as gamers and the league enter the ultimate yr of their CBA.

With discuss of a wage cap rising, MLB house owners are extensively anticipated to lock the gamers out when the CBA expires after the 2026 season.