MLBPA Says Players, Fans Are 'Disgusted' by Rob Manfred, MLB Owners Amid Lockout

The Major League Baseball Players Association has responded to the owners decision to cancel games at the start of the regular season.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the MLBPA said players and fans are disgusted by the tactics taken by the team owners.

The sport has suffered damage for a while now, according to Tony Clark, the MLBPA executive director.

The game has been manipulated and players have been commoditized.

After the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, MLB imposed a 5 pm deadline. The first two series of the regular season were canceled by the Tuesday deadline.

Tuesday was the ninth day of in-person negotiations between the two sides.

There was a significant gap in the tax proposals from the owners and the players.

Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich

MLBPA’s most recent CBT proposal (MLB’s most recent in parenths for comparison):2022: $238m (220)2023: $244m (220)2024: $250m (220)2025: $256m (224)

2026: $263m (230)

The league's final offer included a $5 million increase on the pre-arbitration bonus pool from $25 to $30 million and a $10,000 increase each season, according to Jeff Passan.

Jason Mastrodonato @JMastrodonato

Rob Manfred: "The last five years were difficult from a revenue perspective."

In 2019, the last season before the pandemic, MLB revenues jumped for a 17th straight year to a record $10.7 billion, per Forbes.

The announcement was made by Manfred after a long negotiating session on Monday.

Not a particularly productive day today, and that's what I told the reporters during my Tuesday press conference announcing the cancellation of games.

It is not clear when the two sides will meet again. The earliest the regular season can begin is April 6 if the first two series are canceled.

This is the first work interruption for MLB since January.

The last work interruption in the league was the player strike in 1994. The cancellation of the 1994 World Series was caused by the 232-day strike.

The owner imposed a lock out on Dec. 1 at 11:59 p.m. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,