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Details of MLB, MLBPA labor agreement
- Updated: December 2, 2016
I. TERM A. Five-year contract. B. Termination Date: December 1, 2021.
II. SCHEDULING, POSTSEASON PLAY, AND DISABLED LIST A. Beginning in 2018, the regular season will be expanded to provide four additional off-days for players. Players will continue to be credited with a full year of service for accruing 172 service days over 187 days, rather than 183. B. Additional restrictions on start times of games on getaway days so that players will arrive in their next city at an earlier time. C. Home-field advantage in the World Series will be awarded to the Club with the higher winning percentage in the Championship Season, rather than based on the outcome of the All-Star Game. D. The 15-day disabled list will be replaced with a 10-day disabled list.
III. ALL-STAR GAME A. All players on the Active Roster of the winning team shall share equally in a $640,000 bonus. B. The roster for the All Star Game shall be 32 players, with 20 position players and 12 pitchers. C. Following election of players by fans, the Commissioner’s Office will select seven players from the National League (4 pitchers) and five players from the American League (4 pitchers) to participate in the All-Star Game. Such selections will replace the selections awarded to the managers of the American and National League teams in the prior agreement. D. The Home Run Derby format will remain the same, but player prize money will be increased throughout the term.
IV. CLUBHOUSE A. Clubs will assume more responsibility for providing food and amenities to players in the home and visiting clubhouses. B. Agreement on a list of best practices for Clubs in maintaining clubhouses, including standards for meals, amenities, assistance for player families, etc. C. All Clubs will establish a Player/Management Advisory Council that will work with a full-time chef and registered dietician to improve clubhouse nutrition. D. All Clubs must provide access, on a voluntary basis, to a sports psychologist. E. MLB and the MLBPA will jointly retain a dietician to provide recommendations to players and Clubs on nutrition and dietary supplements.
V. REVENUE SHARING A. The total net transfer value under the Revenue Sharing Plan, as a percentage of industry revenue, will remain the same, but the formula by which individual Club’s revenue sharing treatment is determined has been revised. B. The number of market disqualified Clubs will be reduced from 15 to 13, with Oakland phased-out over four years beginning in 2017.
VI. COMPETITIVE BALANCE TAX (“CBT”) A. The Competitive Balance Tax Thresholds will be $195 million in 2017, $197 million in 2018, $206 million in 2019, $208 million in 2020, and $210 million in 2021. B. The base Competitive Balance Tax rates will be 20% for first-time CBT Payors, 30% for second-time CBT Payors, and 50% for third- or more time Payors. C. Additional surtaxes will be applied per the schedule below:
D. Beginning in 2018, Clubs with a payroll $40 million or more above the Tax Threshold shall have their highest selection in the next Rule 4 Draft moved back 10 places, except that the top six selections will be protected and those Clubs will have their 2nd highest selection moved back 10 places. E. Changes to the CBT will fully take effect in 2018, and will be phased in for 2017.
VII. PLAYER WELFARE AND PENSION BENEFITS A. Current players will continue to receive the maximum allowable pension benefit under IRS rules. B. Clubs annual contribution for pension and medical …
