Donald Fehr

Guide Note

Donald Fehr is executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. He was voted into the position in December of 1985.

Fast Facts

1. Born: July 18, 1948
2. Hired to position in 1986
3. Graduate of Indiana University
4. Member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
5. Protege of Marvin Miller¹
6. Got the owners of the baseball teams to pay $280 million in damages to the players²
7. Worked on the Messersmith-McNally free agency case³

Key Dates

1. August, 1977: Hired as General Counsel to the Player's Association
2. December, 1985: Voted executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
3. 1994: Led the players union through the 1994 Major League Baseball strike and the cancellation of the World Series

• • Contract administration
  • Grievance arbitration
  • Pension and health care matters⁴