LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch doesn't want baseball owners to have the freedom to spend more money on players, and he opposed Major League Baseball's final offer sent Tuesday to the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The players' union rejected, leading to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's cancellation of regular season games. The MLB's lockout continues without an end in sight.
Ilitch was one of four owners against the offer, along with Bob Castellini (Cincinnati Reds), Ken Kendrick (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Arte Moreno (Los Angeles Angels), according to The Athletic's Evan Drellich.