# Are players legally required to play for teams they're traded to?  (U.S. leagues)

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**Created:** [June 16, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-players-legally-required-to-play-for-teams-theyre-traded-to-u-s-leagues/816195 "2018-06-16T06:05:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-players-legally-required-to-play-for-teams-theyre-traded-to-u-s-leagues/816195/21 "2018-06-22T14:07:33Z")

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> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#):
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> Players unions do very little for minor league players or amateurs who are subject to the agreements the union and owners negotiate. Granted owners do even less. But baseball unions could negotiate better pay for minor league players but that means taking money out of major league players.

The MLBPA doesn’t represent minor league players.

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