Southern University head coach Roger Cador, Chicago White Sox Executive Vice President Ken Williams, MLB Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Kim Ng, union official and former big leaguer Tony Clark and Arizona Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall are among the other members.

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By the time Tony Clark had concluded his remarks and spoke on behalf of the current members of the union, you got the sense that both he and Executive Director Michael Weiner are constantly educating their constituents on the importance of leadership, solidarity, principles and the history of the Major League Baseball Players Association.

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The 77-times capped stand-off had been released from international duty this weekend as Scotland prepare to face Ireland but head coach Tony Gilbert has named Clark Laidlaw.

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