Michael Weiner: Head of the Major League Baseball Players Association Di
November 21, 2013
Michael Weiner was an American labor lawyer. Born on January 3, 1962, in New York City, he graduated from Harvard and Georgetown Law.
He became executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in 2009 after Donald Fehr. He negotiated labor agreements with the owners, including expanded drug testing and the 2011 contract.
He was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2012 and continued to work. Weiner died on November 21, 2013, at age 51.
Achievements: Executive director of the MLBPA (2009-2013).
Birth: January 3, 1962 - New York City.
Profession: Labor lawyer.
Interesting Facts: He helped negotiate expanded drug testing in baseball.