Kevin Slack
@kevinhslack.bsky.social
Minor League Comms for the MLBPA. Alum of Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Advocates for Minor Leaguers. Fan of unions. Views my own. Screw it, swing on 3-0.
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thanks to @justinklugh.bsky.social for taking us inside an MLB Fan Council meeting, and for @dbrim.com for the 📸:
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
thanks to @justinklugh.bsky.social for taking us inside an MLB Fan Council meeting, and for @dbrim.com for the 📸:
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...
"The drastic increase in the valuation of affiliated Minor League franchises underscores what players and fans alike have always known: that Minor League baseball is an unquestionably lucrative business, and the foundation of that business is the players on the field.”
what's Diamond Baseball Holdings' end goal? that's the question that many people in the minor leagues have. my latest for Defector: defector.com/private-equi...
Private Equity Now Owns More Than 40 Minor League Baseball Teams, And The Number Keeps Growing | Defector
Private equity is the steamroller that crushes all your favorite things. Journalism, for one, and also a once iconic toy store; even bowling these days. Now it has come for minor league baseball, wher...
defector.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"The drastic increase in the valuation of affiliated Minor League franchises underscores what players and fans alike have always known: that Minor League baseball is an unquestionably lucrative business, and the foundation of that business is the players on the field.”
Pretty sure in this photo he was telling me what it’s like to throw *300* innings in a season with *37* decisions!
June 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pretty sure in this photo he was telling me what it’s like to throw *300* innings in a season with *37* decisions!
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin introduced the Fair Ball Act which, if passed, would make minor league players subject to minimum wage and overtime laws if players lacked a collective bargaining agreement.
More details ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
More details ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
November 20, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin introduced the Fair Ball Act which, if passed, would make minor league players subject to minimum wage and overtime laws if players lacked a collective bargaining agreement.
More details ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
More details ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
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"Just throw the ball to the target the catcher puts up" I say as I casually toss my gum 18" to the left of the trash can three feet away from me
October 20, 2023 at 12:30 AM
"Just throw the ball to the target the catcher puts up" I say as I casually toss my gum 18" to the left of the trash can three feet away from me
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Pawnee is a Union Town
August 12, 2023 at 12:51 AM
Pawnee is a Union Town
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"Amazingly, studio executives now have to relearn an adage of cultural entertainment: that audiences might be attracted to something they haven’t seen before."
Barbenheimer Reveals the Drastic Choices of Hollywood Executives
The big opening weekend contrasts with everything the studios have been doing for the last couple of decades.
prospect.org
July 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM
"Amazingly, studio executives now have to relearn an adage of cultural entertainment: that audiences might be attracted to something they haven’t seen before."
Very proud of Kumar and all Minor League Players who worked so hard to achieve lasting change in the historic Minor League CBA:
Lansing Lugnuts pitcher visits White House, talks new CBA
Kumar Nambiar helped negotiate Minor League Baseball’s first ever Collective Bargaining Agreement
www.wilx.com
July 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Very proud of Kumar and all Minor League Players who worked so hard to achieve lasting change in the historic Minor League CBA: