# 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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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-players-legally-required-to-play-for-teams-theyre-traded-to-u-s-leagues/816195/22 "2018-06-22T17:09:34Z")

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> [@madsircool](#):
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> The MLBPA doesn’t represent minor league players.

That’s correct, actually minor league players have no union at all, period.

> **[Here’s why minor league baseball players haven’t unionized](https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/6/5/17251534/mlb-draft-minor-league-baseball-union-phpa)**
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> Minor League Baseball has been around for decades, and yet, they never unionized like their Major League cousins. Here’s why.

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