Last Updated: November 12th, 2026 by Matthew Brown
No union is stronger in American sports than the players' union that dominates Major League Baseball. Sports owners have always tried to pinch pennies and take every shortcut they could in every athletic competition around the world. This video talks about the most major instance when both of those things collided.
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All things considered, I think 1994 was the weirdest season in baseball history. First of all, it didn't finish. It was the first time that happened in 90 years.
Baseball found a way to finish the 2020 season even with a major delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has to take something major to stop it. In this instance, it was.
The players wanted to be paid their worth, and the owners wanted to keep it all for themselves. I'll let the video do the rest of the talking, but I hope you enjoy watching it.
