Baseball owners are considering following the lead...
Baseball owners are considering following the lead of the National Basketball Assn. by offering revenue sharing.
Collective bargaining negotiations are scheduled this winter with the players’ union. Barry Rona, executive director of management’s Player Relations Committee, said revenue-sharing proposals were under development by the owners, but he is unsure if they will be offered.
Professional baseball, beset with labor problems for 14 years, has never had any form of revenue sharing in its 121-year history.
Under their collective-bargaining deal, NBA players are guaranteed 53% of the sport’s gross revenue. In exchange, teams are allowed to have a salary cap.
“It seems to be a successful, amicable and profitable arrangement for the players and the clubs,” Rona said.
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