Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights. They also want to nearly double the major league minimum salary and increase revenue sharing among teams.

Baseball players seek expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights. They also want to nearly double the major league minimum salary and increase revenue sharing among teams.

The MLB Players Association made its initial pitch on a labor deal; the owners will make their first proposal Thursday.

MLB’s labor negotiations have truly begun in earnest as the MLB Players Association made its initial proposal to management on Wednesday.

The owners' first proposal is a salary cap of $245.3 million for 2027 and a floor of $171.2 million with a 50-50 split of revenues.