Major League Baseball is the last remaining big US sport that doesn’t have a salary cap, and if you ask some of baseball’s best players, it’s clear they want to keep it that way. The league’s owners have united over the past few months, spurred on by criticism of the Los Angeles Dodgers and their willingness to try and win more games than the opposition, in pushing for one.

Players Weigh In

At the media days ahead of the 2026 All-Star Game, several players got a chance to answer questions about the potential salary cap. Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout said, “I think it’s bad for the game. The game’s in a great spot right now, you know, I just don’t support that.” Yankees outfielder and former MVP Cody Bellinger added, “I think if the billionaires are wanting it, you know, they’re the billionaires for a reason, and they want to continue to enhance their portfolios as much as possible.” Toronto Blue Jays reliever Louis Varland simply stated, “Bad.”

Dodgers star Max Muncy brought up an interesting point from the players’ perspective, saying, “The biggest thing for me is every other league has a cap. And not one of those players like it. So why would we agree to something that no other player likes?” This sentiment was echoed by other players, including Reds All-Star Sal Stewart, who said, “I think it’s bad for everyone, I think it’s even bad for the teams, bad for the players, bad for everyone.”

League’s Perspective

On the league’s side, Commissioner Rob Manfred said ahead of the All-Star Game that the “Level the Field” ad campaign pushing the cap to fans is designed to “keep fans informed,” then accused the players of being inaccurate with their comments while ignoring the campaign’s own inaccuracies. MLBPA Chief Bruce Meyer shot back, saying, “I have watched over the last two years [how] the owners, the commissioner’s office, try to convince fans, the consumers of their product, that the product is broken. I think it’s perverse.”

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