When Major League Baseball’s franchise owners locked out the players over the 2021-22 offseason, they shattered a longstanding labor peace between themselves and the MLB Players Association. Although the resulting collective bargaining agreement has two seasons remaining, there are already indications MLB could again experience a work stoppage before Opening Day 2027 — especially with so much attention this winter being paid to the economics of the game.
To wit, here’s what MLBPA head Tony Clark said this week to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale: