"Players Way is a youth baseball company founded in 2019. The Union purports to have spent $3.9MM on the venture, though Passan and Van Natta cite multiple sources who have pegged the figures closer to $10MM. "I don't think any of us realized it cost as much as it did," one anonymous player told ESPN. An anonymous whistleblower complaint from November 2024 cited Players Way, which led to a criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn."
""Any suggestion that Players Way has not been supported by our elected Player representatives and broader membership is patently false," Clark said in a statement to ESPN. "Players Way has been front and center at every annual meeting of the MLBPA Executive Board in recent memory, and our dialogue with Players regarding youth development continues throughout the calendar." Details include the company headquarters being a mailbox at a UPS Store in Florida and a YouTube channel with one subscriber. Allegations against Clark include abuse of power and improper usage of the union's resources."
Players Way, founded in 2019 and owned by the Major League Baseball Players Association, is the subject of a federal criminal investigation after a whistleblower complaint. The union reports spending $3.9 million on the venture while multiple sources place the cost nearer to $10 million. The November 2024 complaint prompted a U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn probe and includes accusations of nepotism and improper use of union resources involving MLBPA executive director Tony Clark. Clark defended the venture, saying player representatives and membership have supported Players Way and that youth development remains a priority. Separate scrutiny continues around OneTeam Partners, a joint venture involving player associations.
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