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The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization created in 1982 by former Washington Senators player Chuck Hinton to promote the game of baseball, raise money for charities, inspire and educate youth through positive sport images, and protect the dignity of the game through former players.
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) is the labor union representing all current Major League Baseball players. [2] All players, managers, coaches, and athletic trainers who hold or have held a signed contract with a Major League club are eligible for membership in the Association. [3][4] The MLBPA has three major divisions: a ...
Roy Halladay 's #32 was retired by the Blue Jays, and his #34 is retired by the Phillies. Jackie Robinson ’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges ' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers. Willie Mays ' #24 was retired by the Giants and Mets.
Marvin Julian Miller (April 14, 1917 – November 27, 2012) was an American labor union leader and baseball executive who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982. Miller led MLBPA during three strikes and two lockouts. Under Miller's direction, the players' union was ...
The franchises in the following list went defunct before the 1892 season, and played in the National League, the American Association (AA), the Players' League (PL), the Union Association (UA), or some combination of the four leagues. The NL has played continuously since 1876, the AA existed from 1882 to 1891, the UA existed for one season in ...
Retired number. Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on his or her uniform out of circulation. Once a number is retired, no future player from the team may wear it, unless the original player ...
Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. (May 18, 1937 – September 26, 2023) was an American baseball player who played his entire 23 seasons in Major League Baseball as third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed " Mr. Hoover " and " the Human Vacuum Cleaner ", he is generally considered to have been the greatest defensive third ...
Member of the National. Baseball Hall of Fame. Induction. 2001. Vote. 84.5% (first ballot) David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He is the special assistant to the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. [1]