As expected, Major League Baseball imposed a lockout when the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Major League Baseball Players’ Association expired at midnight on December 1. Also as expected, both sides spent day one of the freeze on player activity pointing at the other side as the reason for impasse. Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement on behalf of the clubs. From Anthony...
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association have broken off negotiations with the current Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire at midnight on December 1. All indications are that the owners will impose a lockout beginning December 2, which would halt all free agent signings and trades. The offseason activity had taken on a somewhat frenzied pace in the...
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In keeping with spirit of the holiday season, the Mets went shopping on Black Friday, November 26. As reported on MMO, the Mets are in agreement on a two-year contract, with an option for a third year, with infielder Eduardo Escobar. Also as reported on MMO, the Mets are in agreement with outfielder/infielder Mark Canha on two-year deal with an option for a third year. The Mets have had a slow...
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The early 1980s for the New York Mets were less-than-stellar in terms of wins and losses. However, slowly the pieces were starting to come together for the success the franchise would experience later in the decade. In January 1980, the team was sold from the Payson family to Doubleday & Company. The new owners promptly hired Frank Cashen to be general manager. In June 1980, Cashen engaged...
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Major League Baseball faces a possible lockout two weeks from today, December 2, 2021, unless the owners and players reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. If the owners impose a lockout, postseason player moves will be put on hold indefinitely (until there is a new labor agreement). Information on progress toward a new deal is sparse. In an article in The Athletic by Lindsey Adler and...
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