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Major League Baseball Players Association CEO Tony Clark reportedly resigned Tuesday amid multiple scandals.
Reports said Tuesday morning that Clark was expected to resign as he and the union are under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for alleged financial irregularities. The 53-year-old was being investigated for the use of license money.
In addition to the federal investigation, an internal union investigation revealed that he had an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, according to ESPN’s report Tuesday afternoon. Clark’s sister-in-law was hired by the union in 2023.
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Major League Baseball Players Association CEO Tony Clark speaks to the media before Game 1 of the 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Arlington, Texas, on October 27, 2023. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director, has been named by several players as the logical candidate to replace Clark, according to the ESPN report.
Pak Gazette Digital reached out to the MLBPA for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
The Eastern District of New York’s investigation focuses on the use of OneTeam Partners, a multimillion-dollar group licensing company that is partially owned by the union. It is also owned by Players Way and the company has spent millions but hasn’t had many events.
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Tony Clark walks the black carpet at The Players Party 2025 hosted by MLBPA, Fanatics, Topps and Lids at Flourish in Atlanta, Georgia on July 14, 2025. (Derek White/Getty Images for MLBPA, Fanatics, Topps & Lids)
Clark and the MLBPA were supposed to embark on their annual spring training camp tour on Tuesday, starting with the Cleveland Guardians, according to The Athletic. However, following the report, the meeting was cancelled.
Clark’s expected resignation comes a few months into collective bargaining agreement negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA.
Owners are widely expected to lock up players at the start of the offseason and push hard to implement a salary cap. If the owners do indeed proceed with a lockout, it would be the second time in a row that the owners have locked out players upon expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.
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Major League Baseball Players Association CEO Tony Clark speaks to reporters at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, on March 5, 2025. (Evan Petzold/RED USA TODAY via Imagn Images)
In 2021, the sport was closed for 99 days. Over the past four seasons, as spending by teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets has reached extraordinary levels, there has been a fervent push for a salary cap to be implemented, leaving fans wondering if a lockout would threaten the entire 2027 season.
Historically, the MLBPA has strongly opposed a salary cap.
In 1994, the union’s refusal to budge on implementing a cap led to the cancellation of the World Series that season, as players went on strike mid-season.
