MLB has never had a salary cap, but league and team officials are considering what one could look like as the sport’s CBA expires in December 2026, sources say.
The public interest has caused All-Stars and even amateur players to want to take their swings with the unusual-looking bat, creating a rush of orders.
Other teams to lose 1-0 in three consecutive games were the Brooklyn Superbas in 1908, the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators in 1909 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1917.
After the new design erupted into the public's attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest. “There are 1,500 preorders for a bat that doesn’t exist," one exec said.