While we wait for news from this afternoon’s scheduled MLB/MLBPA negotiating session. I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at MLB’s use of replacement players during 1995 spring training and see how it all functioned.
It should be noted that the MLBPA took MLB to court over this and a court ruling was issued enjoining MLB from the use of replacement players in late March 1995. The MLBPA had stated it would end their strike if such a ruling was issued, and they did so, thus setting up a quick three-week spring training camp for the MLBPA players and the 144-game season that was played in 1995.