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

All this is happening with uncertainty about a possible MLB lockout when the current collective bargaining agreement runs out and not knowing what changes might happen to the draft.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But 14 years later, the league is barreling toward another potential lockout with its game officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A lockout delaying the 2027 season isn’t out of the question, which would be a fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

When the two months ended and I was finally given the option to disable the fitness lockout, I decided to keep it in place.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline