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MLB RESPOND TO STEINBRENNER
Hank Steinbrenner was reminded by Major League Baseball not to speak about labor-related issues after the Yankees co-chairman commented on the game's revenue sharing this week.
Major League Baseball reached out to the Yankees on Tuesday, one day after Steinbrenner said publicly that the Yankees' payments in revenue sharing and luxury tax would total around $130 million, according to a source.
Steinbrenner said that Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig was in favor of changing the current system.
"We've got to do a little something about that, and I know Bud wants to correct it," Steinbrenner said on Monday. "Obviously we're very much allied with the Red Sox, the Mets, the Dodgers, Cubs -- whoever's in that area.
"At some point, if you don't want to worry about teams in minor markets, don't put teams in minor markets or don't leave teams in minor markets. The socialism, communism, whatever you want to call it."
Selig recently was a guest on 98.5 the Sports Hub in Boston and addressed revenue sharing in baseball.
"We have more competitive balance than ever before," Selig said. "We have more competitive balance than any other sport.
"Now, look, is the system perfect? No. I didn't say it was perfect, but I said that I think what exists today is pretty darn good. In the next labor negotiation, we have to tweak it in some areas, and it's significant tweaks."