nydailynews.com - 6/22/2009
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After serving nearly 24 years as the hard-nosed and controversial executive director of the Major League Baseball Players' Association, Donald Fehr gave baseball players notice today that he will step down.
sports.espn.go.com - 6/22/2009
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Don Fehr is stepping down as executive director
of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position...
he's held since the mid-1980s, a source tells ESPN. The announcement is expected to be made later on Monday afternoon.
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ESPN Source: Fehr stepping down as MLBPA head
bizofbaseball.com - 6/22/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
UPDATE (5:00pm ET) - Baseball Commissioner Allan H.
(Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the...
resignation of Don Fehr, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association: “For more than 25 years, Don has represented his constituency with passion, ...
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BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA
bizofbaseball.com - 6/22/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The following is a statement from the MLB
Players Association regarding the resignation of Executive Director, Donald...
Fehr Donald Fehr announced today his intention to step down as Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he has held since December, ...
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BREAKING: MLBPA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD FEHR ...
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BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA
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... UPDATE: According to the New York Daily News, Fehr notified player reps earlier today: Fehr, 60, told players about his decision during a conference call on Monday afternoon, according a source briefed on the call. "He has a clause in his contract that requires he give nine months notice," said the source. "And he did that." Fehr, who told the player reps on the phone call that he has been "doing this for 32 years and it's time to go," is expected to be replaced by general counsel Michael ...
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hardballtimes.com 6/22/2009 — This is pretty major :
Don Fehr is stepping down as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position he's held since the mid-1980s, a source tells ESPN.
Fehr will be replaced by general counsel Michael Weiner, pending board approval, the source said. An ...