Despite the lockout, here are 10 questions and fearless predictions in 2022, from rule changes to who will win the World Series.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Nightengale’s Notebook: Why my Hall of Fame ballot includes some PED guys – but not Alex Rodriguez
The ballot for the Class of 2022 is perhaps the most controversial vote in Baseball Hall of Fame history.
MLB lockout: No more negotiations scheduled ahead of Wednesday night CBA expiration
Baseball’s current collective bargaining agreement expires Wednesday night with a lockout likely to follow.
Opinion: MLB teams spending millions on free agents, but also preparing for lockout
More than $1.4 billion in guaranteed contracts have been handed out even as MLB teams and players expect a lockout when the CBA expires Wednesday.
‘Business as usual’: GM meetings end as MLB’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire
Team needs and free agency was discussed at the GM meetings, but it ended with the collective bargaining agreement still waiting to be negotiated.
‘We counted down the outs’: Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos recalls winning World Series title from quarantine
Anthopoulos tested positive for the coronavirus on the morning of Game 4 of the World Series in Atlanta. He details the events in quarantine.
Nationals’ Juan Soto changed mind on vaccine and hopes to convince others. ‘I was a little scared’
Juan Soto, a finalist for the NL MVP award, recently became fully vaccinated. “We’ve got to trust our doctors. It’s crazy how good they are.”
Opinion: After letting manager Bob Melvin leave for San Diego, Oakland A’s now prepare for offseason of change
Bob Melvin read the tea leaves before joining the San Diego Padres. The Oakland A’s are set to slash the payroll and begin a rebuilding process.
Max Fried etches name in Atlanta lore with World Series Game 6 performance
After getting his ankle spiked early in Game 6, Max Fried etched his name in franchise folklore as Atlanta beat the Astros to win the World Series.
‘We’ll be back’: Astros manager Dusty Baker’s World Series appearance ends in heartbreak again
Dusty Baker, managing his fifth different team to the postseason, once again watched another team celebrate after the Astros lost Game 6.