Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLB Players Association, is resigning, according to multiple reports.
Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Don Van Natta Jr., an internal investigation revealed Clark “had an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law,” who was hired by the union in 2023.
This comes just ahead of spring training games, and Clark and the MLBPA were expected to take a tour of camps. That was going to start with the Cleveland Guardians, but the stop has since been canceled.
Neither Clark nor his attorneys have publicly released a statement at this time. He had been the head of the union since 2013. However, both Clark and the union had been under federal investigation regarding the use of licensing money or equity to enrich themselves, per The Athletic.