Baseball

5/29/2026 |  MLB owners propose a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike (Associated Press (AP)) Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.

5/29/2026 |  MLB officially proposes salary cap and floor in latest CBA negotiations with players union (CBS Sports) One day after the Major League Baseball Players Association made its opening proposal in the ongoing negotiations for the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the league responded. Most notably, clubs and their owners, as widely expected, have proposed a salary cap beginning in 2027. 

5/27/2026 |  Travis Kelce buys minority stake in Cleveland Guardians: Chiefs star joins hometown team's ownership group (CBS Sports) Travis Kelce's fandom of the Cleveland sports teams knows no bounds. Now, he's taken a financial interest in them, too. The Chiefs' star tight end purchased a minority share of the Guardians, according to ESPN.

5/27/2026 |  Chiefs' Travis Kelce purchases minority stake in Guardians (ESPN) Travis Kelce is adding a new title to his burgeoning business portfolio: Major League Baseball owner.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is joining the Cleveland Guardians' ownership group as a minority investor, purchasing a stake in the team he grew up watching and reconnecting with the game he once believed offered the clearest path to a professional sports career.

5/27/2026 |  Travis Kelce buys stake in MLB’s Cleveland Guardians (NBC Sports) Travis Kelce might not have it all, but he’s rounding the bases on that mission after becoming a minority owner of the Cleveland Guardians.