Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Seitz decision was a ruling by arbitrator Peter Seitz on December 23, 1975 which declared that Major League Baseball players became free agents upon playing one year for their team without a contract, effectively nullifying baseball's reserve clause. The ruling was issued in regard to pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally.Since the 1880s, baseball owners had included a paragraph described as the reserve clause in every player contract.. }
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- Seitz_decision comment "The Seitz decision was a ruling by arbitrator Peter Seitz on December 23, 1975 which declared that Major League Baseball players became free agents upon playing one year for their team without a contract, effectively nullifying baseball's reserve clause. The ruling was issued in regard to pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally.Since the 1880s, baseball owners had included a paragraph described as the reserve clause in every player contract.".