Michael Weiner Elected as New Head of MLB Players’ Union in Landslide Vote

The players elected Michael Weiner as the new executive director of the MLB players’ union in a overwhelming 1,055 to 4 vote on Friday. Weiner replaces Donald Fehr, who announced in June that he will step down after being the head of the union since 1983.

Weiner will be a key figure in the new collective bargaining negotiations between the union and the owners, which are set to begin next year. The current agreement expires in 2011.