“I Don’t Care if We Lose Spring Training”- Atlanta Braves Manager Breaks Silence on MLB Lockout

It’s been over two months since the owners imposed the lockout in Major League Baseball. And even now, both the owners and players’ association haven’t reached a new agreement. Notably, on December 2, last year, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the players and the owners expired. With the lockout still in motion, now spring training looks in the dark ahead of the 2022 season.

However, the Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker’s opinion on the spring training is a bit different from others. Snitker said that he doesn’t care if the league loses spring training.

Considering the current scenario in Major League Baseball, it is very unlikely that spring training of the 2022 season will start on schedule. And if the owners and Players’ Association do not find a solution for the new CBA deal at the earliest, then, it is possible that MLB will not only lose spring training, but the teams will also end up losing the league games.

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The Braves manager Brian Snitker on Spring Training

Unlike any baseball fan, the Braves manager Brian Snitker’s views on the spring training are way different. Recently, when Jeff Schultz of The Athletic asked Snitker about the lockout? He clearly said that he has no idea. Because he doesn’t care about losing spring training games. 

“I have no idea, I just hope we don’t lose games. I don’t care if we lose spring training games. They’ll get it settled — at some point we’re going to play baseball. But if I get down there, and something gets pushed back, I’ll just come back home. Otherwise, I’ll just wait for everybody to get there,” said Snitker to The Athletic.

He also briefed about the time-taking nature of spring training and its importance. Notably, during the 2020 season, the season had started without any spring training games due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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“I’ve said before, it’s probably too long. I think we need four weeks to actually get them where you want them. Two years ago when we shut down (for the pandemic), I only had those guys playing four innings, and we were two weeks in,” added the Braves manager Brian Snitker.

Even after a couple of meetings in the past week, the owners and players’ association are yet to reach a new agreement. It is still uncertain when the next season will start.