MLB Players Could Move to Play in Other Leagues According to This Clause as Lockout Stubbornly Continues

The lockout in Major League Baseball is now over 10 weeks old. And instead of reaching the new CBA deal, the situation is getting even more complicated with each passing day. Not only fans but players are also frustrated by the work stoppage in MLB. Considering the current scenario in MLB, both spring training and league games look in dark. And it must be hard for MLB players to stay away from the ballparks for such a long time.

However, if the conditions do not get better in the near time, MLB players might have a different solution to play the game of baseball. Yes, considering a recent report, if the regular season of MLB doesn’t start on time, then players can play in different leagues around the world. Given the lockout in MLB, free-agent players are also restricted from negotiating with any team in MLB.

MLB Players to play in different leagues?

Well, if the situation in MLB does not get better, and if players want to play baseball. Then opting for another league might not be a bad idea at all. However, even if such things happen, all MLB players cannot play in the other leagues.

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Recently, a clause related to Major League Baseball is going viral on the internet, which allows players to play in a different league. According to ESPN’s Enrique Rojas, such players who are on the 40-man MLB roster and those who are free agents can play in the Mexican Baseball League. While the clause also said that minor league players cannot play in the Mexican Baseball League.

Rojas shared an MLB’s clause with the Mexican Baseball League on Twitter, which says, “While the MLB lockout lasts, the players in 40 men roster of the Major League Organizations, as well as free agents, may be hired by the LMB clubs. This does not include Minor League Players.”

What is a 40-man roster?

Well, it is a group of players who are eligible to make their place in the active 25 man roster. In postseason games, any team can play only those players who are in their 40-man roster.

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