Major League Baseball enforced its first work stoppage in more than 25 years when the sport’s collective bargaining agreement expired Wednesday night and owners locked out players. MLB released a statement just after midnight on Thursday that said in part, “Simply put, we believe that an offseason lockout is the best mechanism to protect the 2022 season. We hope that the lockout will jumpstart the negotiations and get us to an agreement that will allow the season to start on time.” During the lockout, free agents will not be allowed to sign and teams will not be permitted to trade players who are part of the union.

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