SF Giants’ Webb, Beck discuss former MLBPA executive director Tony Clark’s shocking resignation ahead of labor battle

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Major League Baseball’s impending labor battle took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, suddenly resigned following an internal investigation that revealed he had an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law.

Clark, 53, had been the executive director since 2013 and had also been under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for alleged financial improprieties.