The Associated Press reports that Major League Baseball (MLB) is heading for its first hiatus in 26 years. Negotiations between the league and the players' union began last spring, but neither side believed that the other had made proposals that would make the deal possible in the coming weeks.
The current five-year contract expires on December 1, and the pause could freeze the agent market, threaten the start of spring training in February, and lead teams to defer new contracts with high-paid players, according to the Associated Press.
Major League Baseball is one of the professional baseball leagues, and one of the four oldest sports leagues in the United States and Canada, with 30 teams now playing in the Major League.
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in a statement: "I haven't yet talked about the potential, while acknowledging that we have budget commitments already in place and depending on how the new collective bargaining agreement works over time, hopefully sooner rather than later. , according to "The Hill".
Clubs have proposed abolishing salary controls, lowering the minimum luxury tax on players, setting a minimum player salary and allowing players to become their own agents in the off-season after they turn 29 and a half, replacing the six-season guidelines in place since 1976.
The league may try to freeze the signing of new contracts at the start of the shutdown, or the transfer market may stop on its own, and player agents have told local media that they have not received any guidance from the players’ union, as some are preparing to fight a two-week battle to sign free agents in March 2022 or Then.
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