Older MLB Scouts’ Class Age Bias Suit Sent to NYC Federal Court

A group of older, former scouts saw their systemic age bias lawsuit against Major League Baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred, and the league’s 30 teams moved from Colorado to New York.

Venue for the nationwide class case more properly lies in federal court in Manhattan, the US District Court for the District of Colorado said Monday, citing convenience and “the interests of justice.” Those interests include the “presence of the Commissioner of Baseball in New York City” and the likelihood that key evidence regarding the league’s alleged “nationwide hiring controls or scout blacklists” and witnesses are discoverable from and can be ...