Donald Fehr (born July 18, 1948[1]) was the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1986-2009.
As a young lawyer Fehr assisted the MLBPA in the Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally arbitration case (later known as the Seitz decision). In 1977, Marvin Miller hired Fehr as the Players Association general counsel.
In December 1985, Fehr was voted executive director of the MLBPA after having served as acting director since December 9, 1983. Fehr successfully challenged the owners' collusion, leading to the owners paying $280 million in damages to the players.
Fehr led the players union through the 1994 Major League Baseball strike and subsequent World Series cancellation. He is a protégé of Marvin Miller and known for his fierce negotiating skills. Fehr is a graduate of Indiana University and was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. Fehr received his law degree from the
Fehr was instrumental in implementing the rejection of future admissions into the MLBPA by replacement players who planned to fill in during the strike of 1995.
On June 22, 2009, ESPN reported that Fehr will be stepping down from the MLBPA executive director position.[2]
References
- ^ Street, Jim (March 19, 2008). "Mariners talk to Fehr about schedule". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080319&content_id=2445560&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea&partnered=rss_sea. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ "Fehr leaving post after quarter-century". ESPN.com. June 23, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4278728. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
External links
- Donald M. Fehr, Executive Director mlbplayers.com
- History of the Major League Baseball Players Association mlbplayers.com
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