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Major League Baseball and the players' union were scheduled to meet Friday to begin negotiations to establish new policies and punishments for domestic violence.
The recent spate of high-profile cases involving NFL players prompted baseball and the MLBPA to open talks about the way the sport should deal with such episodes -- even though the current collective bargaining agreement lasts through 2016.
Like baseball, other top professional sports organizations surveyed by The Associated Press -- including the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, PGA Tour and ATP -- have rules covering inappropriate or criminal behavior away from arenas but do not address domestic violence on its own.
"Creating policies that are clear and consistent, and also provide support services, is what these leagues need to do. I was encouraged by Major League Baseball's [step]," said Esta Soler, president of Futures Without Violence, a national group that works to prevent domestic and sexual violence and child abuse.
Source: ESPN
The recent spate of high-profile cases involving NFL players prompted baseball and the MLBPA to open talks about the way the sport should deal with such episodes -- even though the current collective bargaining agreement lasts through 2016.
Like baseball, other top professional sports organizations surveyed by The Associated Press -- including the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, PGA Tour and ATP -- have rules covering inappropriate or criminal behavior away from arenas but do not address domestic violence on its own.
"Creating policies that are clear and consistent, and also provide support services, is what these leagues need to do. I was encouraged by Major League Baseball's [step]," said Esta Soler, president of Futures Without Violence, a national group that works to prevent domestic and sexual violence and child abuse.
Source: ESPN