Curt Flood's challenges contributed to which 1998 act related to Major League Baseball?

• A. The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1990
• B. The Curt Flood Act of 1998
• C. The Civil Rights Act
• D. The Sports Equity Act

Answer: (B)

Curt Flood’s challenge brought into focus how Major League Baseball operates with a unique set of rules in the realm of antitrust law, especially around players’ contracts and mobility. His fight against the reserve clause underscored that players had limited rights to move freely between teams, which fed into a long-running debate about baseball’s special legal status. The outcome of that era culminated in a narrowly tailored law—the Curt Flood Act of 1998—that creates a limited antitrust exemption for MLB players to sue teams over compensation and terms of employment. It’s named after Flood to honor his pivotal role in pushing labor rights in baseball.