MLBPA Vows to Fight Salary Cap

Major League Baseball's players association vowed to fight management's salary cap proposal as negotiations continue with a lockout threat looming after the current labor contract expires December 1. Interim executive director Bruce Meyer emphasized the union's strength during a news conference Monday, noting baseball players are the only professional athletes without a salary cap.

MLB proposed a spending cap of $245.3 million for 2027, with a payroll floor of $171.2 million, while the union has countered with expanded free agency rights and nearly doubling the minimum salary. The last work stoppage that cost regular-season games was a 1994-95 strike when MLB last proposed a cap. cat-cross.com