Unvaccinated MLB players will not be allowed to play in Canada
The collective bargaining agreement that ended Major League Baseball’s 99-day lockout includes a new policy affecting players who are not vaccinated for COVID-19, sources say. A veteran player and an MLB executive tell SportsCenter 5’s Duke Castiglione that unvaccinated players are not be allowed to play in Canada and, under the new CBA, the unvaccinated players will not be paid or earn service time for those games. Other changes in the deal include allowing teams to have advertising on uniforms and helmets for the first time which could lead to a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts in 2023.The agreement calls for the luxury tax threshold to rise from $210 million last year to $230 million this season and gradually to $242 million in 2026, a loosening for the biggest spenders such as the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Red Sox.The minimum salary rises from $570,500 to about $700,000 this year, with $20,000 annual increases. Also, a new $50 million bonus pool was established for players not yet eligible for arbitration, a way to boost salaries for young stars.The union’s executive board approved the offer on a 26-12 vote. a person familiar with the balloting said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized.Owners approved the five-year labor contract with a 30-0 vote, and MLB formally lifted the lockout at 7 p.m. on its 99th day.Training camps in Florida and Arizona will open Friday, and the mandatory reporting date is Sunday. Exhibition games will begin on March 17 or 18.The 184 regular-season games canceled by Manfred were instead postponed, with the regular season extended by three days to Oct. 5. Approximately three games per team will be made up as part of doubleheaders.Opening day is being pushed a little more than a week behind the original date on March 31. The Red Sox are now expected to open the season on the road against the Yankees on April 7 and play their first game of the year at Fenway Park against the Twins on April 15. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The collective bargaining agreement that ended Major League Baseball’s 99-day lockout includes a new policy affecting players who are not vaccinated for COVID-19, sources say.
A veteran player and an MLB executive tell SportsCenter 5’s Duke Castiglione that unvaccinated players are not be allowed to play in Canada and, under the new CBA, the unvaccinated players will not be paid or earn service time for those games.
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Other changes in the deal include allowing teams to have advertising on uniforms and helmets for the first time which could lead to a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts in 2023.
The agreement calls for the luxury tax threshold to rise from $210 million last year to $230 million this season and gradually to $242 million in 2026, a loosening for the biggest spenders such as the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Red Sox.
The minimum salary rises from $570,500 to about $700,000 this year, with $20,000 annual increases. Also, a new $50 million bonus pool was established for players not yet eligible for arbitration, a way to boost salaries for young stars.
The union’s executive board approved the offer on a 26-12 vote. a person familiar with the balloting said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized.
Owners approved the five-year labor contract with a 30-0 vote, and MLB formally lifted the lockout at 7 p.m. on its 99th day.
Training camps in Florida and Arizona will open Friday, and the mandatory reporting date is Sunday. Exhibition games will begin on March 17 or 18.
The 184 regular-season games canceled by Manfred were instead postponed, with the regular season extended by three days to Oct. 5. Approximately three games per team will be made up as part of doubleheaders.
Opening day is being pushed a little more than a week behind the original date on March 31. The Red Sox are now expected to open the season on the road against the Yankees on April 7 and play their first game of the year at Fenway Park against the Twins on April 15.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.