World Series champion John Smoltz warns MLB 'cannot afford' a work stoppage with CBA set to expire

Major League Baseball is in a great spot right now, and World Series champion John Smoltz said the sport cannot afford a work stoppage.

The CBA between MLB and MLBPA is set to expire at the end of the season, setting up what looks to be a long and contentious period of negotiations over the winter. Smoltz said this head-on collision has been coming for a long time, and the two sides can’t afford to get it wrong.

"We know that if they don't get this worked out, baseball will suffer.