,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbb,mr4    
,s&]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to end !        
antitru/ safe h>bor = baseball c>tels4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,save ,am]ican ,baseball ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,major ,league ,baseball is an          
organization controll$ by a numb] (     
billionaires :o are m conc]n$ ) increas+
 _! weal? & pr(its ?an ) /r5g!n+ our    
national pa/ime4  7#b7 ,rec5tly1 ,major 
,league ,baseball has exploit$ its      
monopoly control ov] ,am]ica's pa/ime & 
hurt play]s1 families1 & communities to 
increase _! already high level ( pr(its4
  7#c7 ,9 ,decemb] #bjba1 ,major ,league
 ,baseball lock$ play]s out & refus$ to 
b>ga9 9 good fai? 9 an attempt to break 
! play]s' union4  7#d7 ,9 ,m>* #bjbb1   
,major ,league ,baseball ?reat5$ play]s 
) a delay ( ! #bjbb baseball season to  

=ce !m into an unfair contract deal4    
7#e7 ,! actions ( ,major ,league        
,baseball h n only ?reat5$ play]s1 b    
also ! livelihood ( ?\s&s ( /adium      
work]s & communities across ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#f7 ,9 #bjba1 ,major ,league  
,baseball revok$ ! affiliation ( m ?an  
#dj ,m9or ,league ,baseball teams1 caus+
 ne$less economic pa9 & suff]+ & break+ 
! he>ts ( fans 9 small- & mid-siz$ t[ns 
all ov] ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,ris+    
,major ,league ,baseball ticket prices  
are increas+ly unaf=dable = work+ class 
families4  7#h7 ,! anticompetitive grip 
( ,major ,league ,baseball on ! sport1  
its play]s1 its work]s1 & its           
communities mu/ end4  #c4 ,def9ition ,9 
?is ,act1 ! t]m antitru/ laws-- 7#a7 has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( !
 fir/ section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #ab72 &  7#b7 includes section
 #e ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to ! ext5t t su*    
section applies to unfair me?ods (      
competition4  #d4 ,pr(essional baseball 

subject to antitru/ laws  7a7 ,removal (
 exemption ,p]sons 9 ! bus9ess (        
organiz$ pr(essional baseball %all n be 
exempt f ! antitru/ laws4  7b7 ,repeal  
,section #bg ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bf;b7 is repeal$4