The 2026 baseball season is about to launch. And it will do so under a rather ominous dark cloud. The current labor agreement that the game operates under will expire Dec. 1. At that time, the owners are expected to ask for a salary cap in the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement). The players are expected to turn it down, which in turn would lead to no baseball in 2027, at least at the beginning of the season.