Baseball fan or not, why everyone should support MLB players

Part 4 of "Towards a Better Baseball"

During MLB’s 2023-24 offseason, I am posting a series of essays titled “Toward a Better Baseball.” The goal of the series is to articulate a vision for the sport for when MLB loses its monopoly power. This is Part 4. Read the preceding installments here.

Curt Flood, union badass.

In a lawsuit bankrolled by the Major League Baseball Players Association, St…