MLB offseason opens with labor deal deadline looming
Sport · First reported 29 Oct, 17:36 · Updated 18:52
The World Series has ended with Milwaukee’s championship, and MLB faces negotiations over a new labor agreement before its current deal expires December 1. A possible lockout and disagreement over a proposed salary cap are central concerns.
- The Brewers’ World Series win began an offseason in which a labor agreement is due before the current deal expires on December 1.
- The central dispute is MLB’s proposed salary cap, which the players’ union opposes; owners are widely expected to lock out players if no deal is reached by the deadline.
- A lockout would halt player activity connected to clubs, including free-agent signings, trades and use of team facilities.
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- Agreement expires
- December 1
- Proposed 2027 salary cap
- $245.3 million
- Combined payroll reduction in MLB proposal
- $578 million for eight teams
- Lockout in 2021
- Lasted 99 days and delayed the 2022 season start by a week
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