Punishment
A person who has been banned from Major League Baseball is barred from:
- employment with MLB or one of its franchises or affiliated minor leagues as a player, coach, or manager, or in the front office
- acting as a sports agent for an MLB player, coach, or manager
- maintaining business ties with MLB or one of its franchises, e.g., a banned person must purchase a ticket in order to attend a game
- The exception to this is if MLB or one of its teams invites the banned person to participate in an event such as a public recognition ceremony.
- induction to the Hall of Fame, whether the person is living or deceased
Terms such as "lifetime ban" and "permanent ban" are misnomers, as a banned person may be reinstated (i.e., have the ban removed) on the decision of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, and in the case of Hall of Fame induction the ban can extend beyond a person's lifetime. Additionally, a ban does not forbid a person from participating in baseball leagues that are not affiliated with MLB.
Read more about this topic: List Of People Banned From Major League Baseball
Famous quotes containing the word punishment:
“The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.”
—John Philpot Curran (1750–1817)
“It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.”
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
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