NYLHA supports bid to induct Marvin Miller into National Baseball Hall of Fame
This month, the New York Labor History Association sent to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum a resolution urging the Modern Baseball Era Committee to elect Marvin Miller to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A native Brooklynite, Miller was instrumental in advancing players’ interests within Major League Baseball, serving from 1966 to 1982 as Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Marvin Miller addressing members of the Phillies and Red Sox during spring training in 1977. (Barton Silverman/The New York Times)
Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent said upon learning of his death in 2012 that Miller is “the most important baseball figure of the last 50 years. He changed not just the sport but the business of the spot permanently, and he truly emancipated the baseball player – and in the process, all professional athletes.”
As a lifelong unionist, and as a central figure in the evolution of MLB labor relations, the NYLHA strongly supports his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The full petition, with more information on Miller’s life and his important work, can be found by clicking the link below.