Union chief rejects MLB salary cap as World Series begins

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 01:39 · Archive

Baseball's union chief called the owners' salary cap proposal a 'nuclear bomb' ahead of the World Series.

Bruce Meyer, interim executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, called the owners' salary cap proposal a 'nuclear bomb' ahead of Game 1 of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Milwaukee. Meyer said players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive.

Meyer criticised the league's focus on economic proposals rather than the sport itself. 'It is kind of sad that the league and the owners have once again been focusing not on the greatness of the game, not on the greatness of the players, not on the greatness of the playoffs, but they've been focusing on basically telling the consumers of their product that their product is broken,' he said.

Baseball's labor contract expires on 1 December, and management is expected to lock out players immediately. The work stoppage could threaten the start of spring training workouts on 9 February and opening day on 24 March. The current World Series is the first in 35 years between small-payroll teams, with Milwaukee ranked 19th in payroll and Tampa Bay 25th as of 31 August.

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Union head calls MLB's salary cap proposal 'nuclear bomb' ahead of World Series openerBaseball’s union chief said the owners’ proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb” and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive.Clickorlando · 24 Oct, 01:01
Union head calls MLB's salary cap proposal 'nuclear bomb' ahead of World Series openerBaseball’s union chief said the owners’ proposal of a salary cap this summer was a “nuclear bomb” and players have no interest in the type of economic system Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains is needed for the sport to thrive.News4Jax · 24 Oct, 01:01

In this story: Bruce Meyer · Rob Manfred · Major League Baseball Players Association · Milwaukee Brewers · Tampa Bay Rays

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