MLB Players: Don’t Put Me in, Coach, I’m on Paternity Leave

Could Major League Baseball players have a role in convincing new dads it’s OK to take some time off for the birth or adoption of a child?

The MLB has had a paternity leave policy for six years now and in that time, more than 150 players have been placed on MLB’s Paternity Leave List, according to an analysis by Bloomberg BNA of daily MLB transactions reported by ESPN.

That MLB has paternity leave that players often use may be influential and make others feel more comfortable about taking leave, Scott Behson, a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson ...