What\u2019s topping MLB news headlines today are updates on labour negotiations, unfortunately, which doesn\u2019t bode well for labour peace in the next year.<\/p>\n
The owners proposed a new deal that includes a salary cap, similar to what the NHL has, and the players responded with a hard no. The MLB Players\u2019 Association submitted a proposal that calls to advance the current system, which includes increases in luxury tax thresholds. Fears of a nasty, prolonged labour fight are very real, starting this off-season.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 star Bryce Harper, a two-time MVP, talked today about how far apart the two sides are, but also how much the game is growing, and how it would be terrible to lose that momentum. Plus, as Harper accurately acknowledged \u2013 in 1994, the last time there was a work stoppage in the sport, there weren\u2019t the entertainment alternatives that there are now.<\/p>\n
For sports bettors, it would be an awful scenario if there were no MLB next summer. There\u2019s no better sport to bet on \u2013 nearly 2,500 regular season games, numerous betting opportunities, a ton of player prop action, and of course opportunities to quickly recover from losses and capitalize on winning streaks.<\/p>\n
Other news today \u2013 people are still talking about the New Yankees, who scored 13 runs in one inning against the Oakland A\u2019s yesterday, winning 13-8, just one shy of the highest scoring inning in the franchise\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Phillies got good news on the J.T. Realmuto front. X-rays came back negative after the catcher took a pitch off the left wrist during the Phillies\u2019 9-1 loss to the L.A. Dodgers yesterday.<\/p>\n