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NEW YORK (AP)—The baseball players’ union says it has found evidence teams
acted in concert against signing Barry Bonds but it reached an agreement with
the commissioner’s office to delay the filing of any grievance.
The union expressed concern in May about the lack of offers to the home run
king. Filing a grievance would trigger proceedings before arbitrator Shyam Das.
Union general counsel Michael Weiner confirmed the deal with Major League
Baseball, which was first reported by murraychass.com.
“There were numerous things that occurred that made me believe that the clubs
were acting in concert,” Bonds’ agent, Jeff Borris, said Thursday. “When I
testify as a witness in the case, I will delineate each and every one of them.”
Bonds was indicted last Nov. 15 on charges related to 2003 grand jury testimony
during which he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. No team
signed Bonds when he became a free agent after the 2007 season.
“We have the agreement about the timing of a potential grievance,” Weiner
said. “Our investigation revealed a violation of the Basic Agreement. It’s
a violation of the Basic Agreement related to Barry Bonds and free agency.”
Weiner said the section that had been violated was Article XX (e) of the
collective bargaining agreement, which states, in part: “Players shall not act
in concert with other players and clubs shall not act in concert with other
clubs.” Weiner would not say how long the agreement runs to allow the union to
file a grievance.
Baseball attorneys repeatedly have denied that teams acted in concert against
Bonds. Management lawyer Dan Halem said Thursday that MLB would have no
additional comment.
Bonds pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of making false declarations to a federal
grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice, and his trial is scheduled
to start March 2. Any grievance is likely to follow the trial.
“The timing of the filing of the case is between the players’ union and the
commissioner’s office,” Borris said.
After spending a lot of time during the first half of 2008 trying to get Bonds
signed, Borris has stopped his efforts.
“I am convinced based on MLB’s actions in 2008 that they will never let him
wear a major league uniform ever again,” he said.
The players’ association won three collusion grievances in which owners were
found to have conspired against free agents following the 1985, 1986 and 1987
seasons. Management agreed in 1990 to settle those cases for $280 million and
also agreed to a provision that future collusion would be subject to triple
damages.
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