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A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports
By Brad Snyder
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By Brad Snyder
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A “captivating”* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever.
After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire.
Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced ...
After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire.
Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced ...