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Christmas came early: Trump endorses an MLB salary cap

His historic unpopularity is good for us fans

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Brendan Dentino
Jun 07, 2026
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Donald Trump throwing a pitch in 2006.
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Major League Baseball’s players union, as expected, offered tweaks to the sport’s existing economic model. Team owners, as expected, countered with a hard salary cap. Then the first grenade of MLB’s epic labor showdown rolled into the room. This week, President Donald Trump endorsed a hard salary cap. Good.

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