The Major League Baseball Players Trust today announced the five recipients of a 2017 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies, established by Major Leaguers to honor the life and work of the Major League Baseball Players Association’s late executive director.
These five outstanding individuals are being honored for their demonstrated commitment to pursuing careers dedicated to improving the lives of workers. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Players Trust to help defray some of their academic costs.
Weiner spent 25 years, nearly his entire professional career, with the MLBPA working in support of the Players – past, present and future. Despite being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in August of 2012, Weiner waged an inspiring battle against his disease as he continued to work on behalf of the Players right up to the time of his passing in November 2013, at the age of 51.
The scholarship application for the 2018 Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies will be posted on this site in July 2017.