Evan Drellich

In a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), MLB commissioner says Giants players won't be punished for writing Biblical messages on Pride hats.

With bargaining resuming Thursday, will the league continue to hold back its most eye-catching proposals?

The league would also raise the minimum salary, end deferred-money contracts, and shorten some players' time to free agency.

MLB acknowledged that errors in making the baseball led to yellow discoloration — at the same time balls are suddenly flying out of parks.

In Wednesday's bargaining session, the league and union talked about issues beyond the salary cap, with the union seeking changes.

For as tense as the fight over a salary cap has been and will continue to be, Major League Baseball's players and owners have much to discuss besides the industry's core economics. Their collective bargaining process rolled forward Wednesday with proposals in other areas that could directly affect the way teams build their rosters.

The league is concerned that it will suspend its season only for players to opt out of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Both players and owners alike are incentivized to publicly project strength, and only strength, during collective bargaining.

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It’s all tentative for now, though, as the ongoing labor negotiation between players and owners could put a wrench in these plans.