1994: The Year Baseball Went Dark with Tom Glavine

About this episode

Jeff Passan interviews Tom Glavine about the 1994 MLB strike and its impact on baseball.

The 1994 Major League Baseball strike remains one of the most consequential labor disputes in sports history—canceling the World Series, dividing fans, and reshaping the future of the game. More than three decades later, host Jeff Passan sits down with Hall of Fame pitcher and former player representative Tom Glavine to revisit one of baseball's most turbulent chapters. Glavine offers a firsthand account of the events that led to the strike, the tensions between players and owners, the difficult decisions made behind closed doors, and the lasting impact the work stoppage had on the sport. This conversation provides a rare insider perspective on a defining moment in baseball history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Passan

Guest: Tom Glavine

Topics covered

• baseball
• labor disputes
• sports history
• player-owner relations
• impact of strikes

Keywords

• 1994 strike
• Tom Glavine
• baseball history
• labor disputes
• MLB
• sports
• World Series

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Major League Baseball

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