Head Of MLBPA Outlines Why MLB’s Cap Proposal Is A Non-Starter

BusinessSportsMoneyHead Of MLBPA Outlines Why MLB’s Cap Proposal Is A Non-StarterByMaury Brown,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Maury Brown is a national MLB, motorsports, and media reporterFollow AuthorJun 01, 2026, 06:01pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.In a conference call with media, interim MLBPA executive director Bruce Meyer outlined why the players in Major League Baseball are adamantly opposed to a salary cap system. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reservedIn a conference call with the media today, MLB Players’ Association interim executive director Bruce Meyer outlined why the union is adamantly opposed to a salary cap system."Our union has never been broken, and never will be." That may have summed up Meyer’s and the players’ position on a recent salary cap proposal as part of labor negotiations ahead of the expiration of the current CBA on December 1st. Meyer said that the players have fought a cap system for decades based the belief “that it's bad for players at all levels, and not just monetarily,” but bad for the freedom of the players, bad for the fans, and “bad for players at every level – particularly bad for the middle class, who sometimes you hear that somehow that kind of system is going to benefit them.”He went on to say, “That's not what happens in the other sports. In fact, it's the opposite. Why do I say bad for fans? Because fundamentally, that system is anti-competitive. It's a form of institutionalized collusion.”Meyer felt it was important to clarify aspects of the league’s cap proposal and the sharing of revenues 50/50.To start, Meyer said that players’ share for this season in 2026 is projected to be well over 50%. “Using MLB's definitions of revenues and what counts against player share, had MLB proposal been in...