Pioneering Sports Lawyer Dick Moss Passes Away at 93, Leaving Behind a Legacy of Revolutionizing Free Agency in Baseball
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Dick Moss, the influential attorney who paved the way for free agency in Major League Baseball and dramatically reshaped professional sports salaries, has passed away at the age of 93. Moss died at an assisted living facility here on Saturday, according to announcements by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Joining the MLB Players Association in 1967 as general counsel, Moss worked closely with union executive director Marvin Miller. He was instrumental in the landmark 1975 arbitration case involving pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, which ultimately dismantled the longstanding reserve … Read more