MLB owners propose salary cap to union for first time since 1994-95 . . . MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings, Dec 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla (AP Photo John Raoux, file)
MLB makes initial economic proposal for new CBA Major League Baseball extended an initial economic proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement to the MLB Players Association on Thursday, introducing a number of changes, including a salary cap and floor that the league believes will address competitive balance within the sport
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball . . . The proposal would cap spending in 2027 at $245 3 million, with a salary floor of $171 2 million “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,” MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement
MLB owners officially propose hard salary cap for baseball Major League Baseball proposed a hard salary cap Thursday for the first time since 1994, which resulted in a players’ strike that cancelled the World Series, in their first proposal to the MLB