The Players Association (MLBPA) y la Major League Baseball (MLB), are heading to have a meeting this Thursday in search of reaching an agreement.
According to Jeff Passan, MLB is expected to make a core economy proposal in the session, which would be the first between the parties since the league blocked the players on Dec. 2.
This would be the first meeting that both parties have since a labor closure was made in December 2021, since then the Major League Baseball players have not had communication with teams that want to take their services or with Major League Baseball coaches, doctors, staff. , etc.
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to hold a bargaining session Thursday, sources tell ESPN. MLB is expected to make a core-economics proposal at the session, which would be the first between the sides since the league locked out the players on Dec. 2.
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2022
The owners instituted a lockout in early December, ending a 26-year period of labor peace. It also halted a period of free agency in which clubs combined to spend more than $ 1 billion, led by Corey Seager’s $ 325 million deal with the Texas Rangers. Five other players, Marcus Semien, Javier Baez, Max Scherzer, Robbie Ray and Kevin Gausman, also secured nine-figure deals.
Pitchers and catchers generally begin showing up at spring training camp in mid-February. However, that would be in jeopardy if a new CBA is not ratified by then.
