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Scott Boras Rails Against MLB's 'Competitive Cancer'

As Major League Baseball braces for its collective bargaining agreement to expire in December, the sport's most prominent and influential agent had plenty to say on Wednesday at the league's general managers meeting.

Speaking to reporters in Carlsbad, Calif., Scott Boras talked about how prevalent tanking has become throughout the sport and claimed the Braves winning the World Series was a direct result of rampant tanking from other clubs, calling the practice a "competitive cancer."

"We have seen the championship in 60 days," Boras said, per ESPN. "The rules allow them to be a less-than-.