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Effectively Wild Episode 1998: Congrats on the Paternity Leave

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

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Major League Baseball's New Paternity Leave Rule

The first guy to avail himself of the policy in April 2011 was Colby Lewis. Of the 365 days in a year, starting pitchers work maybe 40 of them counting spring training and playoffs. The MLBPA is a stronger union than the other leagues have. Maybe that's why or maybe it just hasn't been a priority in negotiating.

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