Major League Baseball lockout begins as players and owners fail to reach a new bargaining agreement

The collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' union expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, leading to the first official work stoppage in professional baseball since the 1994-95 seasons.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/sport/mlb-baseball-lockout-cba-expires-spt/index.html