2017–2021 BASIC AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS
K98312017–2021 BASIC AGREEMENTTABLE OF CONTENTSPageARTICLE I—Intent and Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1ARTICLE II—Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1ARTICLE III—Uniform Player’s Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1ARTICLE IV—Negotiation and Approval of Contracts . . . . . . . .2ARTICLE V—Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3A. Length of Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3B. Championship Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5C. Additional Scheduling Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5D. Interleague Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11ARTICLE VI—Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11A. Minimum Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11B. Maximum Salary Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13(1) Maximum Salary Cut Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13(2) Calculation of Previous Seasons Salaries . . . . . . . . . .14(3) Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18C. Standard Length of Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18D. Salary Continuation—Military Encampment . . . . . . . . . . .18E. Salary Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18(1) Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18(2) Notice of Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19(3) Withdrawal from Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19(4) Form of Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20i
Page(5) Selection of Arbitrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20(6) Location of Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20(7) Conduct of Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20(8) Continuances, Adjournments or Postponements . . .21(9) Hearing Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21(10) Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21(11) Confidential Major League Salary Data . . . . . . . . . . .23(12) Prohibition Regarding CompetitiveBalance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23(13) Timetable and Decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23ARTICLE VII—Expenses and Expense Allowances . . . . . . . . . . .24A. Transportation and Travel Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24B. In-Season Meal and Tip Allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26C. Spring Training Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28D. All-Star and Home Run Derby Participant Benefits . . . .29E. In-Season Supplemental Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30F.Allowances for Disabled Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31ARTICLE VIII—Moving Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34ARTICLE IX—Termination Pay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36A. Off-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36B. Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36C. In-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37D. Split Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37E. Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38F.38Non-Duplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii
PageARTICLE X—World Series, League Championship Series,Division Series, and Wild Card GamePlayers’ Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39A. Creation of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39B. Distribution of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39C. Division of Players’ Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39D. Guarantee of Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40ARTICLE XI—Grievance Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41B. Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45C. Special Procedure with Regard to CertainDisciplinary Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47D. Grievances Initiated or Appealed by a Club . . . . . . . . . . . .49E. Grievances Initiated or Appealed by theAssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50F.Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50G. Survival Following Termination ofBasic Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51ARTICLE XII—Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51A. Just Cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51B. Conduct Detrimental or Prejudicial to Baseball . . . . . . . .52C. Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52D. Investigation and Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53E. Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54F.Major League Rules 15 and 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55ARTICLE XIII—Safety and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55A. Safety and Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55iii
Page(1) Safety and Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . .55(2) Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55(3) Power and Authority of Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56(4) Other Rights and Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56B. Safety Complaints—Responsibility of theCommissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56C. Disabled List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56D. Second Medical Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57E. Certified Athletic Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58F.Locker Room Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58G. Disclosure of Medical or Health Information . . . . . . . . . . .59H. Location of Rehabilitation Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62(1) Rehabilitation During the Championship Season . . .62(2) Rehabilitation During the Off-Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62(3) Rehabilitation During Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . .63I. Medical History Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63J. Sports Psychologists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63K. Strength and Conditioning Advisory Committee . . . . . . . .63(1) Strength and Conditioning Advisory Committee . . .63(2) Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64(3) Nutritional Supplements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64(4) Weight Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65(5) Off-Season Strength and Conditioning Programs. . .65ARTICLE XIV—Spring Training Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65A. Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65B. Living Away from Club Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65iv
PageC. Meetings with Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66D. Extended Spring Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66ARTICLE XV—Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66A. No Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66B. Parking Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66C. Winter League Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67D. [Reserved] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67E. Active Player Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67F.Spanish Translations and ESL Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69(1) Spanish Translation of Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69(2) English Language Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70(3) Bilingual Media Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71G. Future Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72H. Future Contraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72I. Sale of Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72J. Default Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73K. Interest Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73L. Players Association Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73M. Family and Medical Leave Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74N. All-Star Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74(1) Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74(2) Designated Hitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74(3) Election and Selection Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74(4) Emergency Replacements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77(5) Reserve Pitching Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77v
Page(6) Participant Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77(7) Players Trust Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78(8) Miking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78O. Special Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79ARTICLE XVI—Deferred Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81ARTICLE XVII—Existing Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83ARTICLE XVIII—Rule Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83ARTICLE XIX—Assignment of Player Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . .84A. Consent to Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84B. Assignment to Minor League club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86C. Disabled List—Assignment to Minor League club . . . . .86D. Foreign Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89E. Optional Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89F.Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89G. Designated Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90H. Unconditional Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90I. Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91ARTICLE XX—Reserve System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91A. Reservation Rights of Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91B. Free Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92(1) Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92(2) Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92(3) Rights of Former Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94(4) Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95vi
Page(5) Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98C. [Reserved] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100D. Outright Assignment to Minor League club . . . . . . . . . . . . 100(1) Election of Free Agency—3-Year Player . . . . . . . . . . 100(2) Election of Free Agency—Second OutrightAssignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101(3) Effect of Free Agency Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101(4) Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101E. Individual Nature of Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102ARTICLE XXI—Credited Major League Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104B. Optional Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105ARTICLE XXII—Management Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105ARTICLE XXIII—Competitive Balance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106A. General Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106B. Determination of Competitive Balance Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . 107(1) Calculation of Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107(2) Base Tax Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107(3) Base Tax Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107(4) Surcharge Thresholds, Rates, and Penalties . . . . . . . . 108(5) Phase-In for the 2017 Contract Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111(6) Collection of Competitive BalanceTax Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111C. Determination of Actual Club Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112(1) Definition of Actual Club Payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112vii
Page(2) Rules for Allocation of Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112D. Benefits or Player Benefit Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116(1) Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116(2) Limitation on Annual Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117E. Determination of Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117(1) General Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117(2) Average Annual Value of GuaranteedMulti-Year Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118(3) Signing Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118(4) Performance, Award and Other Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . 118(5) Option Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119(6) Deferred Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122(7) Loans to Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124F.Association’s Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125(1) Actual Club Payroll Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125(2) Association’s Rights to Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126G. Other Undertakings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128H. Uses of Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . 129(1) 2016 Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . 129(2) 2017–21 Competitive Balance Tax Proceeds . . . . . . . 130I. Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130ARTICLE XXIV—The Revenue Sharing Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130A. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130B. General Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138(1) Intent of the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138(2) Other Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138viii
Page(3) Accounting Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138(4) Interests of the Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139(5) Other Undertakings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139C. Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141(1) Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141(2) Duties of Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141(3) Specific Prohibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143D. Participation of the Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144(1) Consultation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144(2) Right to Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145(3) Right to Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147(4) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148ARTICLE XXV—International Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149A. Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149B. Possible Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149C. Staging of International Play Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150D. Club Selection and Reimbursement for InternationalPlay Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150(1) Events in Mexico, Puerto Rico, or the DominicanRepublic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150(2) Championship Season Events in Asia orthe United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150(3) Off-season Exhibition/Barnstorming Tours. . . . . . . . . 151(4) Limits on the Number of International PlayEvents per Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151(5) Club Reimbursement for Replacement Costs. . . . . . . 151ix
PageE. Promoter Selection and Logistics for InternationalPlay Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152F.Promotional Activity and International Ambassadors. . . . 152(1) Promotional Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152(2) International Ambassadors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154G. Player Participation in Off-Season and Spring TrainingEvents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154H. Off-Season Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154ARTICLE XXVI—Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154ARTICLE XXVII—Comprehensive Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155ARTICLE XXVIII—Execution of this Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155ATTACHMENT 1—Commissioner’s Letter onGrievance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158ATTACHMENT 2—Assignments Before Opening DayRosters are Due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159ATTACHMENT 3—Interest Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160ATTACHMENT 4—Agent Regulations Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 161ATTACHMENT 5—Standard Form of Diagnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163ATTACHMENT 6—Medical History Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . 171ATTACHMENT 7—Charitable Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185ATTACHMENT 8—Contraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187ATTACHMENT 9—Central Tender Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188x
PageATTACHMENT 10—Article XX(A)—Exercise of FreeAgency Rights by Players on Restricted,Suspended, Disqualified, Ineligible,Voluntarily Retired or Military Lists . . . . . 189ATTACHMENT 11—Article XX(A)—Clubs’ Obligationsto Tender and Renew Contracts ofPlayers on Restricted, Suspended,Disqualified, Ineligible, VoluntarilyRetired or Military Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190ATTACHMENT 12—Article XX(A)—Minor LeaguePlayer with No Existing MajorLeague Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191ATTACHMENT 13—Information Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192ATTACHMENT 14—Confidentiality Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193ATTACHMENT 15—End of Season Workouts atSpring Training Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197ATTACHMENT 16—Home Run Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199ATTACHMENT 17—Family Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205ATTACHMENT 18—Authorization for the Use and/orDisclosure of Major League PlayerHealth Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206ATTACHMENT 19—Uniform Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211ATTACHMENT 20—Debt Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223ATTACHMENT 21—Debt Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224ATTACHMENT 22—Debt Service Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226xi
PageATTACHMENT 23—Multi-Purpose Financial ReportingProcess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236ATTACHMENT 24—Minor League UPCs withMajor League Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237ATTACHMENT 25—Post-Season Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238ATTACHMENT 26—Revenue Sharing Market Score . . . . . . . . . . 239ATTACHMENT 27—Joint Treatment Program forAlcohol-Related and Off-FieldViolent Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240ATTACHMENT 28—Major League Player Tobacco Policy . . . . 242ATTACHMENT 29—Major League Baseball’sWeapon-Free Workplace Policy . . . . . . . . . 246ATTACHMENT 30—All-Star Game Usage forSunday Pitchers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247ATTACHMENT 31—COLA Rounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249ATTACHMENT 32—Counting Days on Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250ATTACHMENT 33—Media Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251ATTACHMENT 34—Club/Media Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252ATTACHMENT 35—Medical Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256ATTACHMENT 36—Management of Concussions . . . . . . . . . . . . 258ATTACHMENT 37—Mini-Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272ATTACHMENT 38—“Most Favored Nations” Provisions . . . . . . 274xii
PageATTACHMENT 39—Rehabilitation AssignmentConsent Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275ATTACHMENT 40—Social Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276ATTACHMENT 41—Tax Treatment of Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . 278ATTACHMENT 42—Voidable Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279ATTACHMENT 43—Renewals of Outrighted Players . . . . . . . . . . 280ATTACHMENT 44—Contract Tender of Rule 5 Players . . . . . . . 281ATTACHMENT 45—Qualifying Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282ATTACHMENT 46—International Amateur Talent System . . . . . 287ATTACHMENT 47—Clubhouse and Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296ATTACHMENT 48—Conflicts of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299ATTACHMENT 49—Use of Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300ATTACHMENT 50—Hazing and Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303ATTACHMENT 51—International Play Plan, Rate Cardand Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305ATTACHMENT 52—Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assaultand Child Abuse Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308ATTACHMENT 53—Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328ATTACHMENT 54—On-Field Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331ATTACHMENT 55—MRI Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332ATTACHMENT 56—Wearable Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334xiii
PageAPPENDIX A—Uniform Player’s Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337—Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349APPENDIX B—Rules of Procedure—GrievanceArbitration Hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355APPENDIX C—Travel Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359xiv
2017–2021 BASIC AGREEMENTThis Agreement, effective December 1, 2016, is between the30 Major League Clubs and the Major League Baseball PlayersAssociation (hereinafter referred to as the “Players Association” orthe “Association”).In making this Agreement the Association represents that it contractsfor and on behalf of the Major League Baseball Players and individuals who may become Major League Baseball Players during the termof this Agreement, and the Clubs represent that they contract for andon behalf of themselves, any additional Clubs which may becomemembers of the Major Leagues and the successors thereof.ARTICLE I—Intent and PurposeThe intent and purpose of the Clubs and the Association (hereinafter“the Parties”) in entering into this Agreement is to set forth their agreement on certain terms and conditions of employment of all MajorLeague Baseball Players for the duration of this Agreement. Each ofthe Parties acknowledges the rights and responsibilities of the otherParty and agrees to discharge its responsibilities under this Agreement.ARTICLE II—RecognitionThe Clubs recognize the Association as the sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent for all Major League Players, and individualswho may become Major League Players during the term of this Agreement, with regard to all terms and conditions of employment, providedthat an individual Player shall be entitled to negotiate in accordancewith the provisions set forth in this Agreement (1) an individual salaryover and above the minimum requirements established by this Agreement and (2) Special Covenants to be included in an individual Uniform Player’s Contract, which actually or potentially provideadditional benefits to the Player.ARTICLE III—Uniform Player’s ContractThe form of the Uniform Player’s Contract between a Club and aPlayer is attached hereto as Appendix A, which is incorporated hereinby reference and made a part hereof.1
During the term of this Agreement, no other form of Uniform Player’sContract will be utilized. Should the provisions of any Contractbetween any individual Player and any of the Clubs be inconsistentwith the terms of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreementshall govern. Subject to the limitations set forth in Article IV below,nothing herein contained shall limit the right of any Club and Player toenter into Special Covenants in the space provided in a manner notinconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. The termination ofthis Agreement shall not impair, limit or terminate the rights and dutiesof any Club or Player under any Contract between any individualPlayer and any of the Clubs.ARTICLE IV—Negotiation and Approval of ContractsA Player, if he so desires, may designate an agent to conduct onhis behalf, or to assist him in, the negotiation of an individual salaryand/or Special Covenants to be included in his Uniform Player’s Contract with any Club, provided such agent has been certified to theClubs by the Association as authorized to act as a Player Agent forsuch purposes.The Association shall provide the Office of the Commissioner with acomprehensive list of the certified Player Agent(s) whom each Playerhas designated to act on his behalf for the purposes described in thisArticle IV. The Association also shall provide the Office of the Commissioner with any changes to such Player Agent designations, including the Player Agent designations of Players who have been added toa Major League roster, on a weekly basis. In addition, the Associationwill provide the Office of the Commissioner with notice of any revisions to its regulations governing Player Agents, and a complete copyof the revised regulations.If the Association has notified the Office of the Commissioner that aPlayer has designated a certified Player Agent or Agents to act on hisbehalf for the purposes described in this Article IV, no Club may negotiate or attempt to negotiate an individual salary and/or SpecialCovenants to be included in a Uniform Player’s Contract with anyPlayer Agent(s) other than such Player Agent(s). No agent designationshall be considered effective unless it was transmitted from the Association to the Office of the Commissioner.2
A Club may require a Player’s physical presence only once during contract negotiations. This limitation shall not apply to telephone conference calls, at reasonable times, with a Player and his certified PlayerAgent. A Player required to be physically present during nego
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