{"id":580443,"date":"2026-02-19T04:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/580443\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T04:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:08:20","slug":"amid-mlbpa-turnover-josh-jung-calls-for-players-to-be-on-the-same-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/580443\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid MLBPA turnover, Josh Jung calls for players to be \u2018on the same page\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

SURPRISE, Ariz. \u2014 Texas Rangers<\/a> third baseman and union representative Josh Jung<\/a> said Wednesday that players must remain \u201cunified\u201d in a period of strife for the association. <\/p>\n

Major League Baseball Player\u2019s Association executive director Tony Clark resigned Tuesday<\/a> after an investigation revealed an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, a union employee, ahead of what\u2019s expected to be a tenuous labor negotiation. <\/p>\n

Jung, who replaced right-handed pitcher Dane Dunning as the club\u2019s player representative last year, said that every member of the team\u2019s 40-man roster received a text message from the union \u201caround the time\u201d that ESPN reported Clark\u2019s resignation Tuesday morning. The union\u2019s leaders held a call that afternoon and Jung said that there has been \u201congoing communication\u201d about a vote to decide Clark\u2019s replacement. He isn\u2019t sure when that will take place. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to make sure we have somebody in there for the time being,\u201d Jung said. \u201cBecause, again, the negotiations coming up are big for us, but the big thing is for all of us players to be on the same page. This is a good time for us to sit down and talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The current five-year collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1 and a prolonged labor stoppage is expected. The two sides held a preliminary meeting last fall and are expected to meet several more times before the potential lockout. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a challenging time for the players,\u201d Jung said. \u201cUltimately, what\u2019s going to get us through is us just staying together and being unified through this process. It\u2019s not the most ideal situation, but the negotiation coming up in December still remains our priority.\u201d <\/p>\n

Clark, who had spent more than a dozen years as the union\u2019s executive director, is also under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of union funds.<\/p>\n

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