As Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continue early discussions regarding a new
The sport’s stars have also sounded off on the topic, though many of them, like the Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, said the most important thing is that baseball continues to be played.
“We’re coming from two different areas, but we both have to understand our game is in a great position right now to succeed, and we can’t lose that momentum,” Harper told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Sunday. “We can’t lose that momentum as players. We can’t lose that momentum as owners. So wherever we’re at — whatever they’re coming with, whatever we’re coming with — you have to come to an agreement before any of that happens because there’s other things to do. It’s not like ’94, where there was nothing else to do. It’s not just, ‘Oh, baseball’s here.’ No, there’s a lot of other things to do than just watch baseball.”