Multiple owners have called for the implementation of a salary cap, something the players have been staunchly opposed to. “Well, it’s another piece of evidence and successful teams, the Dodgers, the Yankees, whatever it might be—there’s resentment around baseball and around the various fan bases. “There are so many appealing things about baseball now, the international talent pool, so many great players. While he didn’t go as far as calling baseball “broken,” Costas did concede that a lockout was inevitable ahead of the 2027 campaign. “There’s gonna be a lockout in December, no question.