Tag: salary cap

MLB Salary Cap Fight Looms for 2027

The sticking point that could threaten the 2027 baseball season is a salary cap. “They are ready to burn the f—ing house down,” one high-ranking team official told ESPN’s Jeff Passan in an article posted Thursday. The “they” officials were talking about were the owners. The league says a cap would even the playing field, allowing small-market teams to compete...

Report: MLBPA “Never Going To Agree” To A Salary Cap

Recently, according to Evan Drellich of the Athletic, MLBPA’s president, Tony Clark, spoke on a topic that relates closely with New York Mets. At a recently opened satellite office, Clark restated the MLBPA’s stance on a potential salary cap. He said, “We don’t have a cap, we’re not going to agree to a cap.” His rationale was, “A salary cap is the...