You’re right - codified was a poor word to use as the exception was not written into law but established with a Supreme Court ruling. Major League Baseball’s a

You’re right - codified was a poor word to use as the exception was not written into law but established with a Supreme Court ruling. Major League Baseball’s anti-trust exemption was formally established 100 years ago and has been upheld by multiple subsequent rulings. The necessity of the exemption is currently being explored by the Senate Judiciary Committee who has requested a formal justification for the exemption as it applies to minor league baseball from commissioner Manfred. [1] Being the only professional league operating in the United States that has an anti-trust exemption, it should be interesting to see what justification MLB comes up with in the context of current labor law. https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Senators-ask-MLB-why-antitrust-exemption-needed-17312921.php https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Senators-ask-MLB-why-a...