MLB players union interim executive director Bruce Meyer took the rare move of publicly addressing MLB's labor proposal, lambasting its proposed changes. AP Photo / LM Otero Bruce Meyer, the interim head of the Major League Baseball Players Association ...

MLB players union begins expected labor war with its first proposal.

Right now, Major League Baseball and the Players Association are beginning talks in preparation for the next collective bargaining agreement. Reminder: The current agreement will expire after the 2026 season but before the 2027 season.

MLB is seeking to add a salary cap in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, but getting it done isn't going to be easy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.