MLB’s 2027 season threatened with lockout looming when labor deal expires Dec. 1

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jake Bauers gloved the final out of the Milwaukee Brewers' first World Series triumph , it might have ended the last Major League Baseball game for a long time. While just 148 days remain until the scheduled start of the 2027 season on March 24 , owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since their 1994 plan led to a 7 1/2-month strike and the first cancellation of the World Series in 90 years.