MLBPA makes first proposal in CBA negotiations with league — here’s what players want

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 845 words · By Associated Press

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Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in New York in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing…

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A day before Major League Baseball is expected to make a salary cap proposal, the union outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session at the players’ association office in Manhattan.

Common ground

It included what it called a “competitive integrity tax” that would penalize teams dropping below a payroll floor and called for the luxury tax threshold to rise to $300 million next year.

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Claim 1: “Bruce Meyer, who replaced Tony Clark in February”

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Claim 2: “A five-year deal was reached on March 10, 2022, the 99th day of a lockout”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the specific date of March 10, 2022, or the 99-day duration of the lockout.

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Claim 3: “That was the sport’s ninth work stoppage”

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No evidence was provided to verify the number of work stoppages in MLB history.

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Claim 4: “The luxury tax threshold, which starts at $244 million this season, would rise to $300 million in 2027”

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Two independent sources confirm the current luxury tax threshold is $244 million and the union's proposal to raise it to $300 million in 2027.

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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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Claim 5: “The minimum salary would rise from $780,000 this year to $1.5 million next season”

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Detailed CBA breakdown and Baseball Almanac confirm the minimum salary for 2026 is $780,000.

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Claim 6: “first since a 7 ¹/₂ -month strike in 1994-95 caused cancellation of the World Series for the first time since 1904”

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Claim 7: “The threshold increased from two years to three years in 1986”

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While sources discuss salary arbitration and the 'Super 2' threshold, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirms that the threshold increased from two to three years specifically in 1986.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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Claim 8: “the so-called super 2 class with those of two to three years began in 1991 at 17% and it increased to 22% in 2013”

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Three independent news reports (AP via various outlets) explicitly state the Super 2 class began in 1991 at 17% and increased to 22% in 2013.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2024 · ... increased to three years in 1986. The super 2 class began in 1991 at 17% and it increased to 22% in 2013. ___. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/ ...
https://www.foxsports.com/articles/mlb/duran-crawford-among-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 7, 2025 · The Super Two class began in 1991 at 17% and increased to 22% in 2013.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2024 · The Super 2 class began in 1991 at 17% and it increased to 22% in 2013. AP MLB. Related Articles. Cleveland Guardians Gold Glove winners: Steven ...
https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/…

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Claim 9: “The qualifying offer for players with six years of service... began after the 2012 season”

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Evidence indicates a change in the qualifying offer system occurring around the 2012/2013 season transition.

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web search NEUTRAL — If their team tenders a qualifying offer (a one-year contract usually at league-minimum salary) the player has no negotiating rights with other teams, and must either sign the tender with the team or …
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web search NEUTRAL — This is known as the qualifying offer. Before the 2013 season, it was 13.3 million dollars. It shot up to 14.1 million a year after. This new system makes the gears tick in the heads of teams. No team…
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web search NEUTRAL — Players that were traded mid-season or that have received the qualifying offer before are not eligible to receive it this year. A player has 10 days to either accept the offer, or reject it.
https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/10/20/17999478/yankees-o…

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Claim 10: “Free agent eligibility, which has been six seasons of major league service since the 1976 agreement”

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Multiple sources confirm that free agency eligibility requires six years of major league service, and one source explicitly links this to the conditions established decades ago (referencing the 1976 era).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P., which is a subsidiary of MLB. MLB.com is a source of baseball-related information, …
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Claim 11: “The pre-arbitration bonus pool, established at $50 million in the 2022-26 deal”

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Multiple sources confirm the 2022-26 deal established a pre-arbitration bonus pool of $50 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... - The pre-arbitration bonus pool, established at $50 million in the 2022-26 deal, would increase to $180 million next year and then rise by ...
https://abc7ny.com/post/major-league-baseball-players-ask-ex…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2022 ... After the MLBPA approved the deal by a 26-12 vote, the owners ratified it Thursday night with a unanimous 30-0 vote, officially bringing the ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mlbpa-agree-to-cba

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 21, 2022 ... The money players earn through the new pre-arbitration bonus pool is not admissible in hearings. ... $50 million pot, which is coming from MLB's ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3187914/2022/03/16/mlbs-col…

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Claim 12: “Baseball’s labor contract expires Dec. 1”

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Multiple web search results confirm the labor contract expires on December 1 (specifically referencing Dec 1, 2026).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Major League Baseball Draft took place on July 14–16, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The first six selections we…
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Claim 13: “the amateur draft lottery would expand from six teams to eight”

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