Major League Baseball Players Association

Since the MLBPA’s founding under the leadership of Marvin Miller in 1966, players have placed great value in the concept of making the game better for the next generation. While that idea has long been rooted in advancing player rights and benefits through collective bargaining, the mantra gradually expanded to encompass so much more.

Statement from Interim Executive Director Bruce Meyer

This week's guest on "Stitch x Stitch'' is John Albert "Buck'' Martinez, a beloved figure in Toronto and a baseball fixture for nearly 60 years as a player, manager, author and broadcaster. Buck spent 17 seasons as a backup catcher in the big leagues with the Blue Jays, Royals and Brewers, but his impact went well beyond statistics.

In part 2 of their wide-ranging conversation, Ferguson Jenkins, Andre Dawson and Lee Smith delve further into baseball economics and the changing landscape that paralleled the growth of the MLBPA.

Baseball Hall of Famers and fellow Chicago Cubs greats Ferguson Jenkins, Andre Dawson and Lee Smith are set to make a special appearance on the next episode of “Stitch x Stitch,’’ the new oral history podcast from the Major League Baseball Players Association. Each week, the podcast will tell a story through the eyes of players whose personal experiences have shaped the union’s ...