The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association (MLBPA, aka the “union”) is set to expire after the 2021 season. From rule changes to free agency and everything in between, there are a whole host of issues that the two sides will need to address and agree upon in order to preserve the uninterrupted labor peace that has existed since the crippling 1994 players strike that wiped out the World Series.
One issue in particular has been a gripe of countless fans of the game as well as the media who cover the sport, so much so that it’s drawn the attention of Boston Red Sox slugger JD Martinez.