All the educated speculation about how the Mets are unlikely to poach Aaron Judge from the Yankees has caused alarm bells to go off for the players union.
MLB is now investigating potential collusion by Mets owner Steve Cohen and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, according to The Athletic. The MLBPA called for the probe due to report published by Mets-owned SNY saying the Mets were unlikely to challenge the Yankees for Judge this winter.
Major League Baseball is investigating whether comments attributed to Mets sources about the team’s reluctance to pursue free-agent outfielder Aaron Judge constitute a violation of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement.