ATLANTA -- Calling it "institutionalized collusion," MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark on Tuesday reiterated he remains vehemently opposed to installing a salary cap after baseball's labor deal expires following the 2026 season as owners and commissioner Rob Manfred have increasingly called for changes to the sport's economic system to improve competitive balance.
"A cap is not about any partnership," Clark said. "A cap is not about growing the game. That's not what a cap is about. As has been offered publicly, a cap is about franchise values and profits. That's what a cap is about.
"If there are ways that we need to improve the existing system, to polish some of the rough edges that otherwise exist, we have made proposals to do that.