While Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Showdown With Harper, MLB Lockout Appears Inevitable

While Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Showdown With Harper, MLB Lockout Appears Inevitable

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has made it clear that he intends to push for a salary cap in the next round of labor negotiations. And when the 30 owners and MLB Players Association sit down at the end of the 2026 season, that salary cap issue will become one of the most contentious issues in the league's history.Perhaps nothing indicates this better than Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper telling Manfred exactly how he and …