"The conclusion of the 2025 season brings about new opportunity for all 30 teams across the Majors, but it also amounts to MLB having just one more year ahead before the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires. With the current CBA expiring on Dec. 1, 2026, that leaves team owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) with less than a year to come to an agreement on a new deal."
"The biggest hurdle to getting one done is the topic of adding a salary cap to the only major U.S. sports league without one. The two sides are currently at an impasse, with the owners in favor and the players opposed. This biggest worry at the moment is that the 2027 season could be interrupted by a work stoppage. Clark has taken a continued stance that suggests the union won't be receptive to any form of a salary cap in negotiations. Clark has explained why the union has remained steadfast in its opposition to a salary cap, saying it would do more harm than good for baseball. He argues that the merits of a salary cap are not about growing the game, but for owners' franchise values and profits."
""Our interest is getting in the room and hammering out a fair and equitable deal," Clark told USA TODAY Sports and the Associated Press on Thursday. "Our commitment is in the room, at the table and getting to an agreement that is fair and equitable. Other stuff is just noise.""
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires on Dec. 1, 2026, leaving owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) with under a year to reach a new deal. Owners favor implementing a salary cap while players oppose any cap, creating a central impasse. The primary concern is that failure to agree could interrupt the 2027 season with a work stoppage. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark says the union is committed to negotiating a fair and equitable agreement and will remain at the bargaining table. Clark argues a salary cap would harm the game and mainly boost owners' franchise values and profits.
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