BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Major League Baseball Players Association has filed a grievance against the Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays, accusing the teams of failing to appropriately spend revenue-sharing money.
The union says the grievance was filed Friday. Major League Baseball says the complaint has "no merit." The A's, Marlins and Rays did not immediately comment.
Pirates president Frank Coonelly released a statement saying that the grievance against his team "is patently baseless."
"Our revenue sharing receipts are now just a fraction of what we spend on Major League payroll," Coonelly said in the statement.