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Power In Major League Baseball

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It was a show of power several years ago when the Major League Baseball (MLB) players ' association went on strike in September just before the World Series started. The MLB player 's association had more power during September just before playoffs than they would have had at any prior time because this is the time where the owners would be financially impacted. This source of power was thanks to reward power which is the ability for employees (in this case the players) to have leverage of their boss (the owners) due to the ability to influence the owners pay as well as being able to influence fan perception. When the players strike there is the chance that fans will become disgruntled and not attend games will not watch as often, and

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