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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.<\/p>\n

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A day before Major League Baseball is expected to make a salary cap proposal, the union outlined its initial economic proposals during a bargaining session at the union\u2019s office in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Baseball\u2019s labor contract expires Dec. 1 and MLB is expected to institute a lockout, management\u2019s equivalent of a strike under federal labor law.<\/p>\n

\u201cAttendance, viewership, interest \u2014 by any measure you want to use, our game is moving in a positive direction,\u201d Baltimore pitcher Chris Bassitt, a member of the union\u2019s eight-man executive subcommittee, said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve put forward proposals designed to continue that trend. Support, incentivize, and reward clubs who are committed to competing, especially small-market clubs. Compensate players fairly for the work they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

MLB clearly is not in favor of what the union presented and maintains the union\u2019s plan would decrease revenue sharing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand their proposals are designed to benefit players. Unfortunately, they do not address and in fact exacerbate the competitive balance problem our fans are telling us we must address,\u201d MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement. \u201cThe MLBPA\u2019s proposal would reduce the amount transferred to lower-revenue clubs, weaken the competitive balance tax and lead to even more payroll disparity than exists today. For example, under the union\u2019s proposal, the Dodgers would pay less in luxury tax payments, giving them an additional $70 million to spend on payroll.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marcus Semien and Sean Manaea of the Mets and Eugenio Su\u00e1rez of Cincinnati attended the session while other players participated online.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players\u2019 proposals provide increased revenue sharing initially guaranteeing every small-market club a minimum of $240 million in revenue every season,\u201d interim union head Bruce Meyer, who replaced Tony Clark in February, said in a statement. \u201cThis enhanced revenue sharing includes added protections to ensure clubs prioritize winning over profiteering.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 The luxury tax threshold, which starts at $244 million this season, would rise to $300 million in 2027 and then increase by $15 million annually. Penalties such as moving back a team\u2019s pick in the amateur draft would be eliminated. Surcharge levels, currently as much as 110%, would drop to 10% above the preceding level.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Free agent eligibility, which has been six seasons of major league service since the 1976 agreement would drop to five for players who have reached age 30 by Nov. 1. A team could retain the player by making a qualifying offer. If a player in that group refuses the qualifying offer, he would become arbitration eligible.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The minimum salary would rise from $780,000 this year to $1.5 million next season and $2.2 million in 2031.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Salary arbitration eligibility would expand and teams would have to offer at least $3 million to eligible players. The threshold increased from two years to three years in 1986 and the so-called super 2 class with those of two to three years began in 1991 at 17% and it increased to 22% in 2013. The union proposed it be expanded to 44%. In addition, salaries in cases decided by arbitration panels would be guaranteed and the union asked that some salaries used for comparisons be given 120% of their value.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The pre-arbitration bonus pool, established at $50 million in the 2022-26 deal, would increase to $180 million next year and then rise by $15 million annually. Players coming up to the major leagues who sign multiyear deals during the first 21 days of the season would become ineligible.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The qualifying offer for players with six years of service would be eliminated. It has diminished the markets of some free agents since it began after the 2012 season because of penalties on signing teams.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The amateur draft lottery would be expanded from six teams to eight.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rules instituted in 2022 designed to decrease service time manipulation would be expanded, such as ensuring a full year of service to eligible prospects who finish among the top five in MVP voting.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lower-revenue teams who lose players as free agents would get increased benefits and low-revenue teams would get more draft selections.<\/p>\n

\u2014 A competitive integrity tax would be imposed on teams who do not reach 50% of the lowest tax threshold and teams further below would face surcharges. Teams would be penalized for not spending revenue-sharing money they receive on payrolls.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Each small-market team would be guaranteed at least $240 million in revenue annually and teams would keep more ballpark-related revenue.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Low-revenue teams with winning records or reaching the playoffs would get more revenue sharing money and local media revenue would be shared among teams more extensively.<\/p>\n

A five-year deal was reached on March 10, 2022, the 99th day of a lockout, preserving a 162-game regular-season schedule. That was the sport\u2019s ninth work stoppage and first since a 7 1\/2-month strike in 1994-95 caused cancellation of the World Series for the first time since 1904.<\/p>\n

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