January 5, 2022

M.L.B.’s Lockout: What Is It? How Does It Work? What’s Next?

Article by:
James Wagner

At 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, the document that governs baseball — the five-year collective bargaining agreement between the owners of the 30 Major League Baseball clubs and the players — expired. Two minutes later, M.L.B. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the league had enacted a lockout, which brought the sport to a halt. Teams are not allowed to talk to players, make major-league signings, or swing trades.

This is the ninth work stoppage in M.L.B. history and the fourth lockout. Here is what’s going on: Read full sports article here.

James Wagner has covered baseball — the Mets for two and a half years, the Yankees for two years and now in a national role — for The New York Times since 2016. Previously he worked at The Washington Post for six years, including four covering the Nationals.

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