Rob Manfred addresses possibility of cancelling 2027 Major League Baseball season: 'We want to play'
Impressively, the American League is potentially set to make the wrong kind of history with several teams under .500 in postseason position.For once, there's a legitimate competition for National League MVP, with Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong giving now-annual winner Shohei Ohtani a run for his money.Speaking of Ohtani, his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have recovered from a lengthy losing streak to put themselves in position to secure a first round bye.
As baseball's new villains, the Dodgers' fate in October will be the most talked about storyline.Win a third straight championship and fans, incorrectly, will complain about competitive balance in baseball.
Lose in the NLDS or NLCS? They'll be "chokers" that deserve eternal scorn.WITH ONE MONTH LEFT, AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS ARE HEADING TOWARDS AN EMBARRASSING, HISTORIC LOWLos Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds third base after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 22, 2026.(Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images)And that outcome might determine the likelihood of a 2027 season too.
Not for any legitimate reason, but because the league's billionaire owners are committed to using misguided fan sentiment to push for their ultimate dream: increasing profits and reducing the percentage of revenue that goes to players through a salary cap.With the Collective Bargaining Agreement set to expire at the end of the year, there's a possibility, if not likelihood, that the owners lock the players out on December 1.During Sunday night's Little League Classic game between the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers, commissioner Rob Manfred joined the broadcast and wasn't exactly reassuring when talking about the possibility that the lockout could drag on well into the 2027 season.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS A HUGE PROBLEM BREWING FOR THE 2026-2027 OFFSEASON"We're meeting regularly, which is good," Manfred said during the ESPN broadcast.
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