The likely outcome of the owners pushing for a salary cap, given the history of labor relations in the sport, is either a lockout or the owners backing down from a salary cap and seeking alternative concessions from the MLBPA. At every turn, the players have treated the salary cap as a non-starter in negotiations.

MLB season is fully underway but there's always an eye towards the future. To this end, MLB officials are reportedly already preparing for the next round of negotiations with the MLB Players Association for the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Major League Baseball has seen louder calls from fans for a salary cap in the future, thanks to huge disparities