Representative Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) filed legislation on Wednesday seeking to end MLB's antitrust exemption.
The legislation is co-sponsored by Republican Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Marco Rubio and Marsha Blackburn. There are 29 original co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, all of whom are Republicans. If passed, the legislation would eliminate the antitrust status afforded to Major League Baseball since 1922.
"Consumers benefit when businesses compete, and baseball is no different. In fact, a professional sports league should understand best of all the benefits of competition,” Sen. Lee said in a statement.