The Lockout Begins
Major League Baseball’s 26-year run of labor peace is officially over. As anticipated, MLB and the MLBPA were unable to reach terms on a new CBA ahead of last night’s 11:59 p.m. deadline. Shortly thereafter, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the league had locked out the players:
Read a letter from the Commissioner: https://t.co/P4gRGSlfsu pic.twitter.com/zI40uGLTni
— MLB (@MLB) December 2, 2021
For its part, the MLBPA issued a statement in response:
Statement from the Major League Baseball Players Association: pic.twitter.com/34uIGf762W
— MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) December 2, 2021