lockout

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Everyone outside Los Angeles blames them — nothing personal, mind you, but as a symbol of the gaping financial disparity in baseball and a trigger for the almost certain lockout to follow the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The league is preparing for a potential lockout by fast-tracking collegiate officials and giving its video command center more penalty call authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That debacle is the reason why the NFL’s preparation for a potential lockout is now months ahead of where it was 14 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Ryan Long, a 26-year-old minor league pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles system and a union leader, thinks the players association should try to understand how regular working people feel about a potential lockout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In retaliation, Mr. Carter instituted a lockout, closing the mine to everybody.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam