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Barry Bonds Loses Collusion Case Against MLB over End of Career

An arbitrator ruled Major League Baseball teams didn't collude to prevent Barry Bonds from getting a new contract following the 2007 season, per CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.

Using the legislative strength of the MLB Players Association, Bonds filed his grievance against MLB back in May. Bonds and his attorneys argued team owners essentially plotted with one another to ensure Bonds remained unemployed.

On one hand, it was certainly unusual no team had use of a hitter coming off a campaign in which he hit .276 with 28 home runs, 66 runs batted in, a .