MLB owners are actively admitting that they cannot stop themselves from signing massive contracts, so they want to institute a salary cap to protect themselves.

Major League Baseball and the Players' Association are already going back and forth with proposals, but a lockout after the 2026 season appears to be inevitable

MLB owners seem to be going to the mats to impose a salary cap on the players for various reasons, including to provide cost certainty.

MLB owners are actively admitting that they cannot stop themselves from signing massive contracts, so they want to institute a salary cap to protect themselves.