Tony Clark

Longtime Major League player with substantial on-field accomplishments — Tony Clark enjoyed a 15-year MLB career as a switch-hitting first baseman, compiling a .262 batting average with 251 home runs and 824 RBI, earning an All-Star selection (2001) and finishing third in Rookie of the Year voting (1996). wikipedia+2

Transitioned from player to union executive — Clark joined the MLBPA staff after retiring (circa 2010), served in player-relations and deputy roles, and was appointed the MLBPA's sixth executive director in December 2013, becoming the first former player to lead the union. wikipedia+1

Leader of the union's commercial and financial growth — under Clark the MLBPA expanded commercial initiatives and its reported assets and receipts grew; his compensation and the union's financials are publicly disclosed through LM-2 filings (Clark earned $3.41M in 2024 per filings/reports). dol+2

Involvement in union-owned commercial ventures has drawn scrutiny — Clark has been a board member and has ties to group-licensing and youth-development ventures (OneTeam Partners and The Players Way) that have been significant revenue sources for the MLBPA and which have been the subject of whistleblower complaints and federal inquiry; both Clark and the MLBPA have retained outside counsel and stated they are cooperating with investigators. oneteam+4