Labor and Agents

All Heart: Hamlin and Rooney

Journal - 01/16/2023

On the night of Jan. 2, Jordon Rooney was sitting on his delayed American Airlines flight in Dallas, using Twitter to keep tabs on that evening’s “Monday Night Football” game when an avalanche of text messages struck. His colleagues were reaching out. His friends. His family. His...

Labor and Agents: Trip to the Dominican Republic sealed Red Sox’s deal with Devers

Journal - 01/16/2023

The Boston Red Sox had been angling for a long-term deal with two-time All-Star Rafael Devers for a while, but an agreement began to materialize when team executives and the owner flew to the Dominican Republic to appeal to the third baseman in his home...

Damar Hamlin's rep being 'incredibly selective' with marketing opportunities

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/13/2023

As Damar Hamlin’s condition improves, his marketing rep, Jordon Rooney, said his agency has been approached by several “big-name brands” but is being “incredibly selective” with endorsement and monetization opportunities. Rooney wouldn’t comment on any plans for content related to Hamlin and his recovery, but he said the...

PTPA eyes hotel sponsor as part of plans for 2023

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/10/2023

Now with an executive committee in place , the Professional Tennis Players Association is looking to grow its for-profit business, dubbed the Winners Alliance, and hire an international sales agency in 2023 to represent the PTPA’s constituents, notes SBJ's Bret McCormick. That includes pursuing categories like an...

Sportfive signs top amateur golfer Semikawa

Morning Buzz - 01/09/2023

Sportfive has signed golfer Taiga Semikawa , who finished his amateur career ranked World No. 1, for representation and has negotiated multiyear partnerships for him with Ping for equipment and headwear and Srixon for balls and gloves. Semikawa, 21, a Japan native, will be represented by a...

Labor and Agents: French Connection: How agent for projected top NBA Draft pick built his practice

Journal - 01/09/2023

The year was 1997 and the Michael Jordan-led, then five-time world champion Chicago Bulls played an exhibition game in Paris. A young French basketball agent went to the team’s hotel with the hopes of maybe seeing Jordan, or anyone connected to the Bulls. Instead,...

NBPA assets top $400M, with more payments withheld from NBA players

Daily - 01/04/2023

The NBPA's total assets topped $400M for the first time, but net assets were down, and total liabilities were up, as the union withheld more player payments with collective bargaining underway, according to its annual financial report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. The NBPA's total assets grew...

NBPA total assets hit new high in annual financial report

Unpacks Newsletter - 01/04/2023

The NBPA's total assets topped $400 million for the first time, but net assets were down, and total liabilities were up, as the union withheld more player payments with collective bargaining underway, writes SBJ's Liz Mullen . The union's annual financial report filed with the U.S. Department...

Minor-league labor talks likely to heat up with start of new year

Daily - 12/29/2022

MiLB's collective bargaining progress “should become clearer in January,” according to Evan Drellich of THE ATHLETIC. Sources said that over the past two months, the MLBPA “made a series of proposals” to the commissioner’s office covering the “major economic issues: minimum wage, housing, food, transportation, grievance procedure and benefits.”...

Red Sox now have to deal with 'millionaire tax' in player negotiations

Daily - 12/27/2022

Agents negotiating with the Red Sox this offseason said that "they’ve been factoring" Massachusetts's new "millionaire’s tax into the calculus when contemplating offers," according to Alex Speier of the BOSTON GLOBE. In the November elections, Massachusetts voters approved bumping up state income taxes in 2023 from 5% to...

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All Heart: Hamlin and Rooney

Labor and Agents: Trip to the Dominican Republic sealed Red Sox’s deal with Devers

Damar Hamlin's rep being 'incredibly selective' with marketing opportunities

PTPA eyes hotel sponsor as part of plans for 2023

Sportfive signs top amateur golfer Semikawa

Labor and Agents: French Connection: How agent for projected top NBA Draft pick built his practice

NBPA assets top $400M, with more payments withheld from NBA players

NBPA total assets hit new high in annual financial report

Minor-league labor talks likely to heat up with start of new year

Red Sox now have to deal with 'millionaire tax' in player negotiations

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