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Farrells Rise Shaped Modern Baseball League System
A detailed portrait of John Farrell as backbone of American baseball governance. He helped unite major and minor leagues under a National Association, set drafts and salary rules, and authored two thousand eight hundred arbitration decisions shaping the sport's legal framework. The article traces his leadership from formation of the National Association to establishing fair contracts and stable minor league governance.
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