Major League Baseball swung for the Supreme Court and missed. Without explanation, the high court on Monday refused to hear a case between MLB and a fantasy baseball company over the use of players’ names and statistics.
The move leaves in place a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that Missouri-based C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing Inc. does not require a license to use the players’ names in its fantasy leagues.
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