A (likely long) lockout looms again for MLB. Why a salary cap is at the center of it all. Again.

Major League Baseball owners and players are negotiating a new contract agreement. The owners want to introduce a salary cap—a limit on what teams can spend on player salaries, while the players oppose it. Without an agreement, a lockout is likely to happen, creating the most serious labor dispute in decades for the sport.

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Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 11d ago

A (likely long) lockout looms again for MLB. Why a salary cap is at the center of it all. Again.

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 12d ago

With an MLB lockout likely, let’s look at how we got here, and how the owners and players might come to an agreement

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Anchorage Daily NewsCenter· 12d ago

Why the next MLB lockout could be tenser, and longer, than the last

ForbesCenter· 12d ago

The Billion-Dollar Reason MLB Team Owners Are Willing To Risk A Lockout

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