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MLB Work Stoppages: History of Lockouts, Strikes in Baseball

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“On Dec. 2, Major League Baseball’s owners locked out the players to kick off the ninth work stoppage in the sport’s history.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and The Observer, confirm that MLB owners locked out players on December 2, 2021, and that this was the ninth work stoppage in the sport's history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with TNT Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox…
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“2021-22 lockout Dates: Dec. 2, 2021 – present”
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Wikipedia explicitly states the lockout began at 12:01 a.m. EST on December 2, 2021.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB: The Show is an American baseball video game series created and developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series has received critical and commercial accla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with TNT Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
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“2021-22 lockout Games Missed: 0”
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Wikipedia confirms that the new CBA 'salvaged the full 162-game 2022 season', meaning zero regular season games were missed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melvin Hall Jr. (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1981 to 1992 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and N…
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“2021-22 lockout Schedule Effects: Spring training delayed”
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Both Wikipedia and news reports confirm that the lockout delayed the start of spring training and Opening Day.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB: The Show is an American baseball video game series created and developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series has received critical and commercial accla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with TNT Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
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“Commissioner: Rob Manfred”
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Wikipedia identifies Rob Manfred as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ban from Major League Baseball is a form of punishment levied by the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) against a player, manager, executive, or other person connected with th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Dean Manfred Jr. (born September 28, 1958) is an American lawyer and business executive who is serving as the tenth commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as MLB's ch…
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“Twenty-six years of labor peace was interrupted this offseason”
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Wikipedia states the 2021-22 lockout was the first work stoppage since the 1994-95 strike. The period from 1995 to 2021 is approximately 26 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2, Major League Baseball’s owners locked out the players to kick off the ninth work stoppage in the sport’s history.Yet this work stoppage is far from the most catastrophic that MLB has endured. Here’…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2021-22 lockout was a different kind of dispute - less about the stars and more about the structure that underpays younger players and rewards tanking. That's a harder problem to solve at a bargai…
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web search NEUTRAL — The complete 2026 MLB season schedule on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all MLB games.
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“1994-95 strike Dates: Aug. 12, 1994 – March 21, 1995”
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Wikipedia confirms the 1994-95 strike began on August 12, 1994, and ended on March 21, 1995.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth and longest work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years. [1] The strike bega…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Senate and the 1994-5 Baseball Strike The 1994 Major League Baseball (MLB) season had begun under ominous circumstances. The league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed with the Major Le…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1994-95 MLB strike was the eighth work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years. The strike began on August 12, 1994, and resulted in the remainder o…
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“1994-95 strike Games Missed: 948”
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While the strike is confirmed, the provided evidence does not specify the exact number of games missed (948).
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web search NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball
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web search NEUTRAL — The complete 2026 MLB season schedule on ESPN. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all MLB games.
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web search NEUTRAL — The official draft tracker of the Major League Baseball draft including ranking, schools, and draft order.
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“1994-95 strike Schedule Effects: 1994 playoffs cancelled, 1995 shortened by 18 games”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the cancellation of the 1994 playoffs or the specific number of games removed from the 1995 season.
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“Commissioner: Bud Selig”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the Commissioner during the 1994-95 strike period.
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“The World Series was cancelled for the first time in 90 years”
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“1990 lockout Dates: Feb. 15 – March 18, 1990”
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“1990 lockout Games Missed: 0”
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“1990 lockout Schedule Effects: Opening Day delayed a week, season extended 3 days”
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“Commissioner: Fay Vincent”
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“this work stoppage resulted in the increase of the league’s minimum salary to six figures — $100,000 — for the first time.”
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“1985 strike Dates: Aug. 6-7, 1985”
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“1985 strike Games Missed: 2”
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“Commissioner: Peter Ueberroth”
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“managed to have the minimum salary raised from $40,000 to $60,000.”
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“1981 strike Dates: June 12 – July 31, 1981”
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“1981 strike Games Cancelled: 713”
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“Commissioner: Bowie Kuhn”
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“1980 strike Dates: April 1-8, 1980”
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“1980 strike Games Cancelled: 0”
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“1976 lockout Dates: March 1-17, 1976”
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“1976 lockout Games Cancelled: 0”
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“1973 lockout Dates: Feb. 8-25, 1973”
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“1973 lockout Games Cancelled: 0”
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“1972 strike Dates: April 1-13, 1972”
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“1972 strike Games Cancelled: 86”
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“The first work stoppage in MLB history came in the form of a strike [in 1972]”
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