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No good news on MLB labor front: ‘Hope has all but evaporated’
July 18, 2026 // Some sort of labor stoppage appears all but certain as negotiations between MLB and the MLB Players Association have been anything but productive, according to numerous reports. ESPN insider Jeff Passan was the latest bearer of bad news Friday when he reported the sides were “far apart” in their positions despite initial hope in finding common ground.
Concession workers on strike for Dodgers-Red Sox series at Fenway
July 28, 2025 // Hundreds of Aramark workers marched along the street behind the team's right-field concourse before the series opener, carrying round picket signs decorated with red baseball stitching. A giant inflatable rat shared the sidewalk with a statue of Red Sox greats Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky. Another group of picketers circled behind home plate after the first pitch as Local 26 of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island hotel, casino, airport and food services workers union went on strike at noon Friday. It posted on social media that it is asking for "living wages, guardrails on technology and R-E-S-P-E-C-T!" Editor's Picks Red Sox place Mayer on IL with sprained wrist 2d MLB trade deadline updates, rumors: Bubble teams could shape week ahead 4hESPN It's believed to be the first union walkout in the ballpark's 113-year-history.