True Blue LA · Nov 4
MLB owners propose salary cap & floor beginning in 2028
Major League Baseball on Tuesday revealed portions of its labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association, four weeks before the current collective bargaining agreement expires. Chief among the changes in the latest proposal is not implementing a salary cap until the 2028 season, making 2027 a year of transition.
MLB’s latest proposal called for a salary cap of $258.2 million, with a salary floor of $180.2 million. MLB’s previous proposal with actual numbers, on June 25, including a salary cap of $245.3 million in 2027 and a floor of $171.2 million.