Tony Clark resigned as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union announced Tuesday, as a possible salary cap fight looms during a federal investigation of its finances.

February 18 - MLBPA executive director Tony Clark resigned from his position Tuesday, mere months before the start of a potential lockout.

According to Passan, the selection of Meyer was unanimous among the 72 voting players on the executive board, and gives Meyer the Executive Director title on an interim basis.