MLB owners reveal new details of salary cap proposal that all but guarantee a lockout this December

We're halfway through the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season, and hopefully fans are enjoying it, because it might be the last baseball they see for a while. And it's partially their own fault.

The collective bargaining agreement between the league's owners and the MLB Players Association expires at the beginning of December, and negotiations are expected to be contentious. In fact, the two sides have already exchanged preliminary proposals and based on the response from both sides, they are very far apart.