Player leaders expressed frustration at Major League Baseball Players Association executives during a Zoom call Monday night, the culmination of a week in which players advocated for the ouster of the union's chief labor negotiator, sources told ESPN.
Marino, 33, had generated support among players to take over the union's labor unit -- which he pledged to expand with veteran lawyers -- in recent weeks. Players, sources said, lined up behind Marino, also calling for an audit of the MLBPA's spending. Multiple high-powered agents backed Marino's candidacy, sources said, with the perception that Meyer was ideologically aligned with agent Scott Boras.
Meyer oversaw the stalled return-to-play negotiations during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, prompting commissioner Rob Manfred to implement a 60-game season. Meyer routinely clashed with the league during its 99-day lockout of the players after the expiration of the 2016 CBA.
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