MLBPA makes first proposal in CBA negotiations with league — here’s what players want
The MLB Players Association has made its first proposal in ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with Major League Baseball, seeking expanded free agency and increased salary arbitration rights. The union is advocating for a significant increase in the minimum salary and enhanced revenue sharing for small-market teams. MLB has expressed concerns that the players' proposals could exacerbate competitive balance issues within the league.
- ▪The MLBPA's proposal includes raising the minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5 million next season.
- ▪Players are asking for free agent eligibility to drop from six seasons to five for those over 30.
- ▪The luxury tax threshold is proposed to rise from $244 million to $300 million by 2027.
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MLB MLBPA makes first proposal in CBA negotiations with league — here’s what players want By Associated Press Published May 28, 2026, 12:15 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in New York 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. A day before Major League Baseball is expected to make a salary cap proposal, the union outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session at the players’ association office in Manhattan.
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