Wednesday, 04 December 2024

    Marvin Miller

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Contributors 2024
    • Embed from Getty Images
    • Sport(s): Baseball: MLBPA Executive Director
    • Statistics: Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
    • Marvin Miller is one of the most important men in the history of baseball, which is made all the more impressive considering that he never played the game.

      Miller would become the lead negotiator and economist for the United Steelworkers, so his resume was loaded when he was elected to be the first executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in 1966. Through Miller, the MLBPA became the most powerful union in sports and secured the fair share of the baseball revenue for players.

      Through Curt Flood, Miller challenged the reserve clause and ushered in free agency. That alone is enough to get him recognized, but through him, baseball has no salary cap, which also allowed player salaries to grow.

      Miller stepped down in 1985, and it is no hyperbole to say that he is one of the most impactful men in the sport of baseball. He finally entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, decades later than it should have occurred.

      We are proud to nominate Marvin Miller for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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