MLB: The Astros Invoke Mayer

In a move anyone with any knowledge of the situation would expect, Yahoo! Sports today reports through David Kaplan of The Athletic that a lawsuit filed by daily fantasy sports players against the Astros, Red Sox, and MLB.

Now, the suit might be jumping the gun on the Red Sox, as MLB has not come out with their findings yet.

But stop me if you've heard these defenses before:

• “It is well established … that attendees or viewers at sporting events have no express or implied right to an event free of penalties, undisclosed injuries, rules violations, cheating, or similar conduct, and claims asserting such a right have been repeatedly dismissed,” 
• “Even accepting the Complaint’s allegations as true, the alleged sign-stealing does not in itself render false any statement about the team’s strengths and successes.
• “If there is any implied understanding of fans, it is that rule infractions will occur during the games.”
• The article continues:  "MLB and the Boston Red Sox, also named in the lawsuit, largely echoed Houston’s arguments. They also pointed to an appeals court ruling on a lawsuit brought by a New York Jets fan over the New England Patriots’ Spygate allegations which stated that fans cannot sue over alleged cheating."

I can save you all the bother: That's straight out of Mayer vs. Belichick, New England Patriots, and National Football League.

In fact, the Red Sox DIRECTLY used that precedent.

It is abjectly LEGAL for a sports league to match-fix (at least with respect to the fans), as these DFS players are going to find out when this lawsuit gets dismissed, and probably with prejudice.

The only lawsuit which MAY have a chance is Bolsinger's.  Mayer only speaks of a fan's right or lack of same.  There has been little, if anything, to address a player who can prove wrong.

If Bolsinger also fails, the right of a sports league to conspire with teams to ensure a result will be effectively absolute.