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The New York Mets’ superstar outfielder, Juan Soto, didn’t hold back and sparked controversy by slamming MLB’s first salary cap proposal for 2027.
Major League Baseball extended an initial economic proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement to the MLB Players Association on Thursday, introducing a number of changes, including a salary cap and floor that the league believes will address competitive balance within the sport.
Negotiations over the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the accord that governs the working relationship between players and clubs in Major League Baseball, intensified as the union made an opening suite of proposals to the league on Wednesday.
President Trump said MLB needs a salary cap, siding with the owners as the league works on a new CBA to avoid a lockout after the season.
With the collective bargaining agreement set to end on Dec. 1, Major League Baseball has officially proposed a salary cap in its negotiations with the MLB Players’ Association.
MLB players from multiple teams weighed in on the owners' proposed salary cap, and their message was consistent: They don't want one.
Major League Baseball owners proposed a hard salary cap to the players’ union during a Thursday meeting — and New York’s high-priced teams would feel the brunt of it. The proposal, the first explicit salary cap push since the 1994 strike,