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The 2027 Major League Baseball season has a dark cloud hanging over it. That is because MLB owners and the player's union are unsure if there will be a new collective bargaining agreement in place, so a season can even go on. An anonymous MLB owner says President Trump may have to get involved and help work out an arrangement.
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"If we miss spring training, I could see Donald Trump getting involved," one owner said to USA Today. "He could say, 'Gentlemen, enough is enough. I want a deal. And I want it by the end of the week. Or else.'"
MLB owners are scheduled to meet in New York on June 2 and 3, the outlet said. The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire in December.
MLB officials are offering a new deal to players
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The MLB is offering a new agreement . This proposal includes a salary cap .
"Baseball has gotten stronger because we listened to the fans and made necessary changes on the field, like the pitch clock, to quicken the game and ABS Challenge to get the most important calls right," MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement, per MLB.com. "The biggest issue we need to solve next to continue to grow the game off the field is fixing the payroll disparity unseen in any other major U.S. sport. Ultimately the game is about hope and competition and too many fans in too many markets have too little hope their team has a fair chance to win.
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"Fans overwhelmingly support a salary cap and floor like in the other leagues because they don't believe a $446 million spending gap from top to bottom is a fair fight. Our salary cap and floor proposal levels the playing field while sharing baseball revenue with the players 50/50 as we grow the game together. Further, by sharing media revenue equally as part of our proposal, we can address another top fan concern of local TV blackouts. We look forward to working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to continue improving the game for the fans."
Time will tell if the two sides can come to an agreement, before the 2027 season.
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