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The 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout was the ninth work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. It began at 12:01 a.m. EST on December 2, 2021, after MLB owners voted unanimously to enact a lockout upon the expiration of the 2016 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
While few MLB-imposed restrictions remained in place by 2022, players and personnel still had to comply with local ordinances relating to the pandemic. As the regular season approached, New York City's worker vaccine mandate posed a threat towards the ability of unvaccinated Yankees and Mets players to play games at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
Benny Gallo stands at ball field in Encinitas, Calif., in May 2022. Gallo a former Angels minor leaguer and MLB scout who declined to get a Covid-19 vaccine, so the Nationals fired him.
A mandate for coaches and staff will remain in place.
The reason we can expect a lockout and not a strike this time around is because of the 1994 strike that took down over 900 games, including the postseason and the World Series.
Shortly after the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and its players’ union, owners officially locked out the players early Thursday morning, the ...
The 2022 Major League Baseball season (MLB) was originally scheduled to begin on March 31 and end on October 2. The 2021–22 lockout caused the season to be delayed by one week, starting on April 7. The regular season ended on October 5.
The MLB lockout is adding uncertainty to the 2022 season. Los Angeles Times Sports reporters share their thoughts on what's ahead for baseball.