MLB memo to teams: No move in minor league camps due to lockout

at thirty clubs they are not allowed any adjustments in their training camps minor league spring 2022, as Major League Baseball stated in a recent memo to the 30 teams. Minor league players who are on the 40-man roster are treated like Major League players. Therefore, they cannot go to minor league camp.

Parts of the memo describe how minor league camps are expected to open at their regular time (around March 1) and how veteran players who signed minor league deals they may have the option of participating in minor league camp, or not participating in unity with the MLBPA (even though these players are technically not part of the current union membership):

In essence, the memorandum keeps all 30 teams on a level playing fieldas some teams may have gained a competitive advantage by opening minor league camps early.

In addition, the early opening of a minor league camp “could be viewed by the union as an antagonistic act by MLB,” in the words of a source familiar with the labor talks, as it could paint those minor leaguers as MLB players. replacement or scabs.

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With the lack of movement in CBA negotiations making it increasingly likely that Major League Baseball’s spring camps won’t open as scheduled on February 16, fans may have to wait until minor league camp in March for a semblance of a traditional spring training experience.

Raphael Martinez

I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and all Mexican baseball in general. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterruptedly since 2009), signatures of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, although as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I have baseball in my veins. Degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. That is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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