We are in the final year of the MLB/MLB Players Association collective-bargaining agreement. It expires December 1.
Given the somewhat contentious relations between players and owners, there’s been some fear that the 2022 season could be interrupted either partly or completely by a strike or lockout.
Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports that MLBPA executive director Tony Clark is hoping talks will begin soon after Opening Day:
“A lot of the focus right now is on wrapping up a successful spring training and getting guys and their families safely to their home city,” Clark said.