In the realm of baseball names like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Willie Mays are synonymous with most sports fans, but if you’ve ever heard the name Curt Flood, he’s a player that helped change baseball forever. In 1969, Flood challenged the status quo of the contracts in Major League Baseball, and although it took a few years, that ultimately led to free agency in the national pastime. Free agency has become commonplace in every sport from football to baseball to basketball and even mixed martial arts.
No comments:
Post a Comment