NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players, has died. He was 93. The Major League Baseball Players Association says Moss died Saturday at an assisted-living residence in Santa Monica, California. Moss was hired by union executive director Marvin Miller as general counsel in 1967. He argued the 1975 case involving pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally that led to an arbitrator striking down the reserve clause, which had enabled teams to control players. The decision led to collectively bargained provisions for baseball free agency. Baseball players’ gains were followed closely by other sports.… Continue Reading