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Liam McKeone

MLB Officials Reportedly Considering Salary Cap, Floor Ahead of CBA Negotiations

Big changes could be coming to MLB after the expiration of the current CBA | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

The 2025 MLB season is fully underway but there's always an eye toward the future. To this end, MLB officials are reportedly already preparing for the next round of negotiations with the MLB Players Association for the next Collective Bargaining Agreement. The current CBA is set to expire in December 2026, so talks on a new CBA will likely begin following this season.

On Thursday, CNBC reported league officials have been looking into a significant change ahead of those negoations. Per Alex Sherman and Lillian Rizzo, those at MLB have considered introducing a salary cap and a salary floor into the next CBA.

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