Baseball union promotes Meyer to deputy executive director July 6 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink NEW YORK (AP) It appears Bruce Meyer will stick around to lead baseball players in the next round of collective bargaining in 2026.Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director of the Major Tracy McGrady Jersey League Baseball Players A sociation on Wednesday after leading the unions negotiations during a 99-day lockout that ended in March.Meyer's title is unusual for the union. Since Marvin Miller was hired as executive director in 1966, the only previous person to hold the deputy title was Tony Clark. He was promoted to the role from director of player services in July 2013 after union head Michael Weiner was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Clark took over following Weiner's death that November.Under Tony Clarks leadership the MLBPA has made great strides including on the busine s and collective bargaining fronts, Meyer said Our union is as strong as it has ever been.The 61-year-old Meyer is a longtime sports law attorney and litigator. He spent 30 years at Weil, Gotshal & Manges before joining the NHL Players A sociation in 2016 as senior director of collective bargaining, policy and legal.Baseball's union hired him in August 2018 as senior director of collective bargaining and legal. Rick Shapiro, who headed negotiations in 2016, left the union in July 2019.Meyer led the union through contentious and often acrimonious negotiations to start the 2020 season following Trevelin Queen Jersey the pandemic, then headed strained talks during baseballs ninth work stoppage, the first since the 1994-95 strike.This year's lockout ended with an increase in luxury tax thresholds (accompanied by a new highest tier of penalties), a boost in the minimum salary from $570,500 to $700,000, a new $50 million bonus pool for younger players, expansion of the designated hitter to the National League, 12 postseason teams instead Marquese Chriss Jersey of 10, advertisements on uniforms starting next year, a balanced schedule that reduces intradivision play starting in 2023 and measures aimed to incentivize competition and decrease rebuilding, such as an amateur draft lottery.The five-year agreement expires in December 2026, making it likely negotiations will start that spring.In other moves Wednesday, Ian Penny was promoted to senior adviser to Clark and Matt Nu sbaum replaced Penny as general counsel, a move up from his previous role as deputy general counsel. Jeff Perconte was promoted to deputy general counsel from NBA Houston Rockets Jeresy a sistant general counsel.Penny, 58, joined the baseball union staff as a senior labor attorney in 2010 after working at the National Labor Relations Board from 1988-2000 and the NHL union for a decade. He succeeded David Prouty as general counsel in 2017.Nu sbaum, 44, was hired by the baseball union as a sistant general counsel in 2011 after three years at the NHL union and was promoted to deputy general counsel in 2017.Perconte, 44, a former a sistant U.S. attorney in Chicago, was hired by the union in 2017 as an a sistant general counsel.Also, former pitcher Kevin Slowey was promoted to senior director of player services from director of Rudy Tomjanovich Jersey player services, a role he had held since 2015. And former pitcher Chris Capuano was promoted to senior director of operations, busine s and strategy, up from the director of operations role he held since 2019.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Major League Baseball share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 57 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Christian Wood Jersey Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS