Major League Baseball Angels outfielder Michael Nelson Trout, known as Mike Trout, said MLB team owners acted in bad faith in negotiating with players.
“Instead of negotiating in good faith, MLB blocked us,” Trout said in a message on Twitter, noting that instead of reaching a fair agreement, the authorities, led by commissioner Rob Manfred, decided to cancel. the start of the season.
“Instead of negotiating a fair deal, Rob (Manfred) canceled the games,” said the three-time AL MVP winner with the Angels.
Trout, who in his message expressed his desire to be on the field, noted that the players “have to get this right” for the future generations of Major League Baseball.
“Instead of negotiating a fair deal, Rob (Manfred) canceled the games,” Trout noted,
“The players are united, for our game, for our fans and for all the players who come after us. It is our duty for future generations,” he specified.
The players’ union and the owners of the MLB teams kept negotiating for nine consecutive days in Jupiter, Florida and after failing to reach an agreement that ended the work stoppage that began on December 2, 2021, Commissioner Manfred, announced the suspension of the start of the 2022 Major League season, initially scheduled for March 31.
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The president of the MLB Players Association (MLBPA, for its acronym in English), Tony Clark, said Tuesday that Major League Baseball has been manipulated by the owners of Major League Baseball teams.
“The game has been damaged for a while. The game has been manipulated,” Clark said in a meeting with the press, after the negotiation process concluded and ended without an agreement that would stop the work stoppage that the league is experiencing. since last December 2.
The leader of the unionists criticized the way in which players have been marketed in the current Major League market, under the control of what he described as a “difficult to explain” grand scheme.
Players and owners of the MLB could not reach an agreement despite the evident effort they have made in the last two days, including an exchange of more than 17 hours, which began on Monday morning and concluded at dawn on Tuesday.
- Negotiations between the two sides are expected to continue on Thursday in New York City.
