Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
The proposal would nearly double the minimum salary to $1.5 million and give small-market clubs at least $240 million in annual revenue, the union said.
- Baseball players fired opening proposals Wednesday asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with nearly doubling the major league minimum during a Manhattan bargaining session.
- The 2022 labor agreement that ended a 99-day lockout expires December 1, prompting MLB's expected lockout threat in what marks the sport's ninth work stoppage since a 7½-month strike in 1994-95 caused World Series cancellation.
- Minimum salary would rise from $780,000 this year to $1.5 million next season and $2.2 million by 2031, while the pre-arbitration bonus pool increases from $50 million to $180 million next year and rises $15 million annually.
- MLB spokesman Glen Caplin rejected the union proposals, claiming they would reduce revenue transfers to lower-revenue clubs and weaken competitive balance, with the Dodgers gaining an additional $70 million under the union plan.
- Interim union head Bruce Meyer, who replaced Tony Clark in February, emphasized proposals guarantee every small-market club $240 million in revenue annually with protections ensuring clubs prioritize winning over profiteering.
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MLB labor battle begins: Players seek $1.5M minimum, earlier free agency
Baseball's labor contract expires Dec. 1 and MLB is expected to institute a lockout, management's equivalent of a strike under federal labor law. Players have vowed they never will accept a salary cap.
MLB players ask for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights — almost doubling the league minimum
Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights. They also want to nearly double the major league minimum salary and increase revenue sharing among teams.
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum - The Boston Globe
Baseball’s labor contract expires Dec. 1 and MLB is expected to institute a lockout, management’s equivalent of a strike under federal labor law.
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Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights. They also want to nearly double the major league minimum salary and increase revenue sharing among teams.
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