Aaron SENNE; Michael Liberto; Oliver Odle; Brad McAtee; Craig Bennigson; Matt Lawson; Kyle Woodruff; Ryan Kiel; Kyle Nicholson; Brad Stone; Matt Daly; Aaron Meade; Justin Murray; Jake Kahaulelio; Ryan Khoury; Dustin Pease; Jeff Nadeau; Jon Gaston; Brandon Henderson; Tim Pahuta; Lee Smith; Joseph Newby; Ryan Hutson; Matt Frevert; Roberto Ortiz; Witer Jimenez; Kris Watts; Mitch Hilligoss; Daniel Britt; Yadel Marti; Helder Velaquez; Jorge Jimenez; Jorge Minyety; Edwin Maysonet; Jose Diaz; Nick Giarraputo; Lauren Gagnier; Leonard Davis; Gaspar Santiago; Grant Duff; Omar Aguilar; Mark Wagner; David Quinowski; Brandon Pinckney, Individually and on Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated; Jake Opitz; Brett Newsome, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS BASEBALL CORP.; Marlins Teamco LLC; San Francisco Baseball Associates, LLC; Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, dba Major League Baseball, an unincorporated association; Allan Huber Selig, "Bud"; Angels Baseball LP; St. Louis Cardinals, LLC; Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Ltd.; Cincinnati Reds, LLC; Houston Baseball Partners LLC; Athletics Investment Group, LLC; Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership; Padres L.P.; San Diego Padres Baseball Club, L.P.; Minnesota Twins, LLC; Detroit Tigers, Inc.; Los Angeles Dodgers LLC; Sterling Mets L.P.; AZPB L.P.; New York Yankees P'Ship; Rangers Baseball Express, LLC; Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc.; Chicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC; Pittsburgh Associates, LP; Baseball Club of Seattle, LLP; Los Angeles Dodgers Holding Company LLC; Rangers Baseball, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.
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Argued and Submitted June 13, 2018 San Francisco, California.
David C. Frederick and Jeffrey A. Love , Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Professors Peter Hay and Patrick J. Borchers.
Allan Steyer and Donald Scott MacRae , Steyer Lowenthal Boodrookas Alvarez & Smith LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae Professional Hockey Players Association; Association of Minor League Umpires; Office and Professional Employee's International Union; and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied and Industrial Service Workers International Union.
Dissent by Judge Ikuta.
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
It is often said that baseball is America's pastime. In this case, current and former minor league baseball players allege that the American tradition of baseball collides with a tradition far less benign: the exploitation of workers. We are tasked with deciding whether...
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