Today, we're sharing a new podcast from Pushkin Industries we think you'll enjoy, Business History. Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith examine the surprising stories of businesses big and small, bringing to life the greatest innovations, the boldest entrepreneurs and the craziest mavericks in the archives of commerce and finance. In this episode: Curt Flood vs. Major League Baseball. Curt Flood was the best center fielder in baseball and one of the game's highest payed players. He helped the St. Louis Cardinals reach the 1968 World Series... but then got traded. The rules said had no say in the decision. He either could go to Philly, or quit the sport. So Curt decided to sue. Curt argued that Major League Baseball should act like any other business and let workers sell their labor to whichever team they liked. But for decades, courts had ruled in favor of the team owners. Curt's fight would destroy his career; anger many parts of American society; and change the sport forever. Find <a href="https://apple.co/4nuRrLg">Business History</a> (:04) on <a href="https://apple.co/4nuRrLg">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0eCqHmuyMoj8NXXFHP6wIi?si=07bd60c8ab814f5b">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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