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Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), was supposed to be at the forefront of an intense labor battle this offseason with MLB. Instead, he is expected to resign.
Clark’s resignation comes as he and the union are under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for alleged financial irregularities. According to multiple reports, the 53-year-old was being investigated for using license or equity money to enrich himself.
Pak Gazette Digital reached out to the MLBPA for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
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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.
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Major League Baseball Players Association CEO Tony Clark, right, and chief negotiator Bruce Meyer arrive to negotiate with the players’ union in an attempt to reach an agreement to save the March 31 openers and a 162-game season at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, on March 1, 2022. (Greg Lovett/RED USA TODAY)
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.
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.
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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)
Historically, the MLBPA has strongly opposed a salary cap.
In 1994, the Union’s refusal to budge on implementing a cap caused the World Series to be canceled that season, as players went on strike mid-season.
The MLBPA has not yet named a replacement for Clark.
