Hour 1: Tony Clark “Family Affair” Fallout, MLBPA Chaos, Salary Cap War Brewing?
Hour 1: Tony Clark “Family Affair” Fallout, MLBPA Chaos, Salary Cap War Brewing?  
Podcast: Evan & Tiki
Published On: Wed Feb 18 2026
Description: Tony Clark’s resignation went from “boring labor story” to absolute baseball soap opera when an internal MLBPA investigation revealed an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law. That sparks a hilarious, surprisingly intense debate over which version is worse, then the conversation flips fast to the real baseball fear: did this just put a work stoppage on the fast track? Hour 1 breaks down why owners may smell leverage, why the interim MLBPA decision (including the Bruce Meyer factor) matters, and how a salary cap fight could turn into a long, ugly standoff. Plus calls on floors vs harsher luxury tax penalties, keeping homegrown stars, and the lingering paranoia from 1994: miss games… and still change nothing.