How MLB, TV Contracts And Missed Games Could Force An End To Lockout The standoff between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the players' union, the MLB Players Association (MLPA), is a familiar scenario.
The league has long pushed for a salary cap, which the union has consistently resisted. Fans remember the devastating 1994 strike that wiped out nearly a quarter of the season and canceled the World Series.
The owners have traditionally held the upper hand in negotiations, but media rights may prove to be an unexpected game changer this time around.