Sports changed forever 40 years ago today inside a Kansas City courthouse. The bravery of Curt Flood, the fight of Marvin Miller, the principle of Peter Seitz – all of it would’ve been for naught if not for nearly 23,000 words written to confirm a simple edict.
Free agency would exist.
A sports world without it seems almost inconceivable, especially in the midst of Major League Baseball’s record $2.5 billion spending this winter. Free agency today isn’t looked upon as some sort of privilege; it’s a reality, accepted and understood, not just in baseball but every team sport.