COMING SOON: STITCH x STITCH PODCAST

January 20, 2026 00:01:20
COMING SOON: STITCH x STITCH PODCAST
STITCH X STITCH PODCAST
COMING SOON: STITCH x STITCH PODCAST

Jan 20 2026 | 00:01:20

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COMING SOON: The Major League Baseball Players Association has a rich history dating back to its inception under founding executive director Marvin Miller in 1966. The MLBPA's Stitch x Stitch Podcast seeks to tell that story through the eyes of Players, who share their personal recollections of the union's early growth, nine strikes and lockouts, and the contributions of Miller, Curt Flood, Andy Messersmith, and so many other groundbreaking figures. 

For this project we've interviewed Players whose careers cover a span of seven decades, and collected an oral history that charts the union's path and the bonds that unite Players across generations.

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[00:00:03] Speaker A: Welcome to the Players Association Stitch by Stitch podcast. [00:00:07] Speaker B: We learned about the reserve clause. [00:00:09] Speaker C: The pension is critical. [00:00:11] Speaker A: You know, Donald Trier is one of the most brilliant men I've ever been around, where we talk to current and former players about union history. [00:00:18] Speaker B: Everybody can take a look at Marvin Miller's record, and it's nothing short of spectacular. [00:00:26] Speaker A: And Michael Wiener, who we lost, passed away, and Gene Orza, and that was my crew baseball and the bond that players share across generations. [00:00:35] Speaker C: We as players, we asked the questions that were important for us to know, to be able to say, okay, we believe in you and we're going to follow you. [00:00:45] Speaker B: This was the right thing to do. I was willing to make the sacrifices. [00:00:50] Speaker C: That the players have now was built on by guys who, some of them lost their jobs, some of them had to go on strike and lose a lot of their income, and some of them never got it back. Maintain what you have. Don't give it up. [00:01:06] Speaker A: The MLBPA Stitch by Stitch podcast, connecting players from the past, present and future.

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