What you need to know about MLB's looming labor battle
Dec 1, 2025 · ESPN MLB experts Jeff Passan, Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez field some of the biggest questions looming over the sport. Is there any chance that the two sides could come to an …
Major update on future MLB lockout possibility - The Big Lead
Mar 2, 2026 · Head of the MLB players association delivers major update on future lockout possibility and why it might happen.
Bottom of the Ninth: Baseball’s uncertain future - The Tufts Daily
3 days ago · MLB is certainly no stranger to lockouts or labor disputes. The most infamous example is the 1994–95 players’ strike, which forced the cancellation of the World Series for the first time since …
MLB lockout looms harder with Tony Clark MLBPA departure, new CBA
Feb 17, 2026 · PHOENIX — Just in case anyone had even the slightest flicker of optimism there won’t be a labor war shutting down baseball in December, that was extinguished quickly Tuesday morning …
A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap …
Major League Baseball faces a potential lockout in December 2026. Players and management have long clashed over salary cap proposals, a format that union head Tony Clark criticizes as harmful to …
Lockout Looms For 2027 Season If MLB, Union Can’t Come To Terms
Dec 7, 2025 · The union is anticipating tough sessions and is preparing for at least an offseason lockout, a redux of what happened before the current contract was signed during the spring of 2022.
MLB players union gearing up for CBA fight and lockout
Mar 6, 2026 · MLB players union gearing up for CBA fight — and potential lockout: ‘Been preparing for this fight for years’ By Greg Joyce Published March 6, 2026, 12:14 a.m. ET
New MLBPA executive director ‘almost guarantees’ MLB lockout
Mar 1, 2026 · Major League Baseball players could be locked out heading into 2027, unless a new collective bargaining agreement is reached. There is a lot of fear heading into the 2026 Major …
A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap …
Jul 15, 2025 · Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible management push for a salary cap and perhaps lost regular-season games for the first time since 1995.
Insider warns potential 2026 MLB lockout 'will be a lot darker and a ...
Mar 27, 2025 · Commissioner Rob Manfred and league owners are expected to lock out players after the 2026 season. The current collective bargaining agreement, ratified in March 2022, expires on …