MLB players unvaccinated against COVID-19 will reportedly not be compensated or allowed to play in games in Toronto due to the league’s new collective bargaining agreement, according to Duke Castiglione of WCVB-TV in Boston.
The league’s new CBA requires players to be vaccinated when playing in Canada. Players who are not vaccinated will be placed on a restricted list that prevents them from being paid or acquiring service time for the games they missed.
This news comes nearly a day after MLB's 99-day lockout ended, which pushed the league's Opening Day from March 31 to April 7.