A new labor-management agreement between the Major League Baseball Organization and the Players Association was not reached by the one-day deadline.
As a result, the American media has reported that all activities related to labor and management will be stopped, and there are concerns about the impact on Japanese players who are negotiating contracts for next season.
The Major League Baseball Players Association and the Players Association continued to negotiate for the first revision of the labor-management agreement in five years, but according to the Major League Baseball players, the deadline is 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the 1st. The new agreement could not be agreed by the minute, and the current labor-management agreement has expired.
As a result, the American media has reported that it will enter a state called "lockout" where all activities related to labor and management will be stopped, players with major league contracts will not be able to use the baseball team facilities, and next season All contract negotiations for will be suspended.
Seiya Suzuki, who is aiming to transfer to the major leagues using the posting system from professional baseball Hiroshima, and Yusei Kikuchi, who is a free agent from the Mariners, will also be suspended from contract negotiations until the lockout is over. The baseball team to which we belong next season will not be decided.
In addition, since the labor-management agreement also includes the treatment of portrait rights of athletes, after the expiration of the agreement, the photos of athletes cannot be viewed on the official website of Major League Baseball.
It is the first time in the major leagues that negotiations between labor and management have broken down since 1994, when the season was interrupted by a strike by the players' association, and 1995, when the opening was delayed due to the impact.
The US media reported that there is a big disagreement between labor and management over whether the base of the "luxury tax" paid to the major league baseball team by the baseball team with a high annual salary will be lowered in this labor-management negotiations and the conditions for acquiring FA rights. However, it is unclear whether an early agreement can be reached.
Seiya Suzuki "I'm not impatient and just do what I can"
Seiya Suzuki, who is aiming to transfer to the major leagues using the posting system from professional baseball carp, about the fact that the labor-management agreement between the major league baseball organization and the players' association has expired and all contract negotiations for the next season will be suspended. "I knew it, and the transfer wasn't decided in a hurry, so I was thinking about how to do it while talking to my agent. I'm not particularly impatient, I just do what I can. I'm very grateful that I've received a lot of evaluation from the major league baseball teams, "he said in a calm manner.