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The Tax Implications of Major League Baseball
Income taxes are commonplace throughout the United States and are first set at a federal level, where every individual who resides or works in the United States pays a set percentage based on their income and marital status...

Tory Pineschi
4 days ago7 min read


Hell Hath No Fury Like Cities Scorned: What Happens After Teams Move Away
Occasionally, owners of professional sports teams request “small” windfalls, often in the form of hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, to fund anything from practice facilities and locker room improvements to entire stadiums from their franchise’s host cities...

Adam Kimmel
Apr 104 min read


From Broadcast to Broadband: MLB Takes its Streaming Leap
Major League Baseball ("MLB") season is swinging into full gear; but for many fans and viewers, the biggest change isn’t happening on the field...

Katelyn Fuller
Mar 316 min read


Patchwork on the Field: The NCAA’s Move Towards Jersey Sponsorship and Its Legal Implications
Collegiate athletics have experienced some of its most transformative years following the introduction of House...

Christopher Costa
Nov 13, 20256 min read


Strike Two? The Upcoming MLB Collective Bargaining Period Seeks to Address Familiar Issues
At one point, it looked as if the 2022 Major League Baseball (“MLB”) season may have not taken place.[2] In March 2022, on the cusp...
Villanova Sports Law Blog
Apr 24, 20257 min read


Brace for Impact: Torpedo Bats Create Potential For Another Clash Between Innovation and Tradition
Before the start of the 2025 baseball season few fans had ever heard of the torpedo bat. Since the New York Yankees (“Yankees”) dizzying offensive performance on Opening Weekend, torpedo bats have been the center of the baseball...

John O'Reilly
Apr 15, 20254 min read
Trevor Bauer Update: No Criminal Charges but an MLB Suspension May Still Loom
This article is an update to Emily Rollo's 2021 article addressing allegations against Trevor Bauer. Trevor Bauer’s career was left in...

Emily Rollo
Mar 8, 20223 min read
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