His career statement was made (in hindsight before its time), and his career was cut short. He challenged that law all the way up to the Supreme Court of America. Louis Cardinals, he had to unceremoniously walk away from his stellar career because he challenged the "Baseball Reserve Clause", the baseball law that bound a player to a team until he was either traded or released. Despite being a three time NL All Star, a seven time Gold Glover, and a two time World Champion with the St. This is quite timely, as Free Agency is the primary topic of discussion today between Major League Baseball Players, the MLBPA and Major League Baseball this 2018 Spring Training.Ĭurt Flood, born in Houston, Texas in 1938, became a professional baseball player in 1956, and played his last game in 1971. He paved the way for thousands of young players in Major League Baseball, who have since have received the benefits from his career decisions related to the right called Free Agency. The takeaway of this story was that this professional baseball player took the first steps towards achieving fairness, and freedom of choice for the workplace in all sports. Time Magazine named him one of the 10 Most Influential Athletes of the 20th Century. With that recognition and before I head to Spring Training I wanted to share with you a poem about Curt Flood, a historic, multifaceted figure that Major League Baseball wasn't very good to. We are now in late February, Black History Month. Dave Winfield presenting a work by Oscar Brown, Jr.
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