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The 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout was the ninth work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. It began at 12:01 a.m. EST on December 2, 2021, after MLB owners voted unanimously to enact a lockout upon the expiration of the 2016 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
Apr 7, 2022 · Keeping in mind MLB has expanded its rosters to 28 for April and teams can carry an unlimited amount of pitchers in that time, expect to see a lot of platoon starts until teams go to the standard ...
Dec 5, 2021 · Why it mattered: It remains the nuclear war of MLB labor stoppages, and it damaged the game for years to come. The harm done, however, did in some ways motivate the years of uninterrupted seasons ...
- Dayn Perry
- A Less Lively Baseball. Where: MLB. Reacting to changes in ball flight over the past few years, a committee of scientific experts recommended narrowing the gap in the specifications of the official baseball (i.e., size, weight, coefficient of restitution, or COR).
- Interference Rule. Where: MLB. This is the only new rule added at the big league level this year. If after a dropped third strike the umpire or batter inadvertently deflects the baseball—thereby impeding the catcher—the batter is out and runners are returned to their bases.
- Extra-Inning Runner at Second Base. Where: MLB. Okay, it’s not new. But prompted last year by COVID-19 protocols to avoid long days at the ballpark, this one officially is here to stay.
- Umpire Review Announcements. Where: MLB. MLB began to arrange plans last year for umpires to announce results of replay changes with NFL-style explanations over public address systems, but COVID-19 wiped out those plans.
Dec 2, 2021 · Ryan Fagan. December 2, 2021 • 4:41 am PST. The inevitable has arrived, baseball fans. For a few years now, most people in the sport expected that the impending expiration of the Collective ...
- Ryan Fagan
Dec 2, 2021 · Major League Baseball has entered its first work stoppage in 26 years after it imposed a lockout on its players. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLB and the Major League Baseball ...
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Nov 29, 2021 · The league's collective bargaining agreement with players is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday. On Thursday, the league is expected to lock out players and shut down the business of the ...
