Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn’t allow them to reduce spending quickly enough.

A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offseason, owners on Tuesday proposed to players the sport adopt a hard cap of $258.2 million for 2028 and a floor of $180.2 million, using luxury tax payrolls with average annual values. A team would be allowed to remain as low as 90% of the floor in 2028, which would be $162.18 million, but would have to spend the entire amount of the floor over a three-year period.

“We recognize that clubs will need a full offseason to prepare to operate within the cap and floor system,” MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement. “This proposal would allow a smoother transition into the cap and floor system without delaying key player benefits, including earlier free agency, a $1 million minimum salary, a 30% increase to the pre-arbitration bonus pool and transactional reform that will reduce roster churn.”

Baseball’s five-year labor contract, reached in March 2022 on the 99th day of a lockout, expires Dec. 1 and management is expected to again lock out the union. MLB hadn’t proposed a salary cap since the negotiations that led to a 7 1/2-month strike in 1994 that forced cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. The players’ association has said it will never accept a cap.

Management’s proposal is tied to a 50-50 split of revenue with players, and the union takes issue with management’s definitions of revenue and expenses. Cap and floor figures would be lower if there is a work stoppage that causes MLB revenue to decline.

Management said eight teams would have to reduce their current payroll by a combined $528 million to get under the 2028 cap: Boston, the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Yankees, Philadelphia, San Diego and Toronto.

Twelve teams would have to increase spending by $636 million to reach the floor: the Athletics, the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado, Miami, World Series champion Milwaukee, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, AL champion Tampa Bay and Washington.

Where every team stands against MLB’s proposed salary cap and floor

Each team’s 2026 payroll as calculated for luxury-tax purposes, compared with the $258.2 million salary cap and $180.2 million floor proposed by MLB on Nov. 3 for a 2028 start.

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Proposed cap: $258.2M

 

Proposed floor: $180.2M

 Dodgers$433.1M · $174.9M over cap

 Mets$359.5M · $101.3M over cap

 Yankees$341.9M · $83.7M over cap

 Phillies$322.2M · $64.0M over cap

 Blue Jays$315.8M · $57.6M over cap

 Red Sox$271.2M · $13.0M over cap

 Cubs$269.2M · $11.0M over cap

 Padres$264.6M · $6.4M over cap

 Braves$257.5M · $0.7M below cap

 Astros$234.9M · $23.3M below cap

 Diamondbacks$234.4M · $23.8M below cap

 Tigers$234.3M · $23.9M below cap

 Giants$225.9M · $32.3M below cap

 Orioles$217.7M · $40.5M below cap

 Rangers$215.1M · $43.1M below cap

 Mariners$205.7M · $52.5M below cap

 Angels$194.8M · $63.4M below cap

 Royals$187.3M · $70.9M below cap

 Brewers$154.7M · $25.5M under floor

 Reds$150.7M · $29.5M under floor

 Athletics$144.6M · $35.6M under floor

 Twins$137.9M · $42.3M under floor

 Pirates$137.8M · $42.4M under floor

 Rockies$134.2M · $46.0M under floor

 Nationals$123.2M · $57.0M under floor

 White Sox$117.6M · $62.6M under floor

 Rays$114.2M · $66.0M under floor

 Cardinals$108.8M · $71.4M under floor

 Guardians$92.6M · $87.6M under floor

 Marlins$84.4M · $95.8M under floor

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Payrolls are 2026 luxury-tax (competitive balance tax) figures, which count contracts at average annual value. Under the proposal, cap and floor are measured with luxury-tax (AAV) payrolls, and a team could sit as low as 90% of the floor ($162.2M) in 2028. The cap and floor have not been agreed to by the players’ union.

MLB said it was willing to discuss phase-in timelines and procedures. It would keep the current luxury tax system and revenue-sharing plan for 2027 with the same thresholds and tax rates as in 2026, then centralize MLB media revenue for 2028.

Owners said they would accept the union’s proposal to reduce service time for free-agent eligibility from six seasons of service to five for players at least 30 years old but would give a player’s team the right to make a qualifying offer as under the current free-agent rules. If a player rejects the qualifying offer, he would be eligible for salary arbitration.

MLB would accept the union’s proposal to eliminate qualifying offers for other free agents.

Management would raise the minimum salary from $780,000 to $1 million for those with two years of service and $900,000 for others — those others would earn $100,000 more from the pre-arbitration bonus pool if they accrue a full year of service as long as they are not on the injured list for half a season or more. Minor league minimums would increase from $63,600 to $73,400 for initial big league deals and $127,100 to $146,700 for additional contracts.

MLB proposed a one-time bonus payment to players as part of the plan, using money from luxury tax proceeds the current labor agreement earmarks for players’ 401(k) accounts. The bonus would be based on 2026 service time, with those in the majors for at least 172 of the 187-day regular season getting $285,000. The bonus would be $213,400 for three-quarters of a year, $142,300 for half and $71,100 for a quarter.

MLB would increase the pre-arbitration bonus pool from $50 million in 2026 to $65 million in 2027, then up to $75 million over the term of a seven-year labor agreement through the 2033 season. It would include Prospect Promotion Incentive draft picks in the international draft MLB wants and would allow a player to earn his team two PPI picks, one in the amateur draft and the other in the international draft. MLB would accept the union’s proposal to exclude foreign professionals, such as Japanese players, from the calculation if a player earns additional service time based on his finish in Rookie of the Year voting.

Owners would eliminate a player’s fourth option year and reduce optional assignments per season from five to four. They would decrease the number of years by one for when a player must be protected from the Rule 5 draft and allow a player selected in the Rule 5 draft to be optioned.

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Manchester United fans attempted to disrupt the Champions League match against Roma on Tuesday by throwing tennis balls onto the pitch at Old Trafford.

United was 2-0 down inside 18 minutes, but the protest had been pre-planned and flagged on social media earlier in the day.

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Tom Brady believes Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson were made for each other.

On Tuesday’s edition of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd”, after the Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 less than 24-hours earlier, Brady said Williams is the ideal quarterback for Johnson’s creative offense.

“I think Caleb Williams is the perfect quarterback for that Ben Johnson offense because Ben likes to do things a little bit unconventionally,” Brady said. 

Chicago hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night. Brady, meanwhile, heads to Foxborough that same day to call America’s Game of the Week, Packers vs. Patriots, for FOX.

“Johnson uses his skill players as well as any coordinator in the league. So they’re just doing unbelievable things,” Brady added. “They attack everybody, and last night they’re on their heels. They just don’t know if it’s inside run or outside run, or reverse or trick play, or short pass or deep pass or screen pass, they just have to read and react every time.”

Chicago improved to 6-2 with a win that showed the offense’s firepower against one of the best defenses in the league. 

Williams completed 24 of 34 passes with one touchdown through the air while D’Andre Swift ran for three touchdowns. The Bears gained 363 yards against Seattle’s defense.

Brady said the variety kept Seattle off balance.

“With the speed of Luther Burden, with the speed of Caleb Williams, with the power of D’Andre Swift, they just had them on their heels the entire night,” Brady said.

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Spire Motorsports has suspended its star driver, Carson Hocevar, for the 2026 season finale this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway after Hocevar brake-checked Austin Cindric, ending Cindric’s race at Martinsville.

Spire tapped Kaulig Racing truck series driver Justin Haley, a former Spire driver, to replace Hocevar at Homestead.

NASCAR, which didn’t penalize Hocevar in the moment, fined Hocevar $100,000 and docked him 25 driver points. It also fined Wood Brothers Racing driver Josh Berry $50,000 and docked him 25 driver points for a brake check of Ryan Blaney. 

Hocevar’s fine was bigger because of “multiple violations of the code of conduct,” and his Spire suspension also appeared to be a response to more than just what happened at Martinsville, as Hocevar has made multiple on-track decisions that many would consider egregious and/or over-aggressive considering the situation.

“A decision like this has a lot of variables and a cascading effect across an organization like ours,” Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson said in a statement. “The easy thing would have been to leave this in NASCAR’s hands and let them decide what any penalty should be.

“To us, however, this isn’t about money or points. We believe in respect. Our integrity matters. This is the right decision for Spire Motorsports.”

Spire suspended Carson Hocevar after his Martinsville conduct failed to meet the team’s standards. (Getty Images)

Dickerson, whom Hocevar has often mentioned as a mentor and as someone he takes his cues from, said the team still supports the 23-year-old Hocevar, who is 12th in the season standings and earned his first career victory this year at Talladega. 

“Everyone here loves working with Carson, and we’ve enjoyed watching him thrive alongside our team,” Dickerson said. “Sometimes the right decision for someone you care about hurts in the short term. The way Carson conducted himself at Martinsville doesn’t meet the standard we set for our drivers, team members or employees, and there are consequences for that.

“That doesn’t mean we don’t love him and support him.”

Cindric did not speak to reporters after the Martinsville race but pleaded on his in-car radio with NASCAR to take action. Hocevar seemed to dismiss the brake check as just racing at Martinsville.

“It’s just Martinsville,” Hocevar told me and other reporters. “Everybody’s running hard and making moves and stuff. … Sometimes you’re getting hit and sometimes you’re causing it and vice versa. 

“I had fun.”

It will be the last time for Hocevar — who finished 21st — to have fun racing for this season as his team decided to bench him.

“This is an embarrassing day for me,” Hocevar said in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. “I let the people down that gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to drive a Cup car. I also let down my team, sponsors and fans.

“I crossed the line with my on-track actions and gave Jeff and Spire Motorsports no option but to put someone else in the 77 car this weekend at Homestead. I’ll be rooting for the entire organization this weekend and look forward to coming back in 2027 as a better driver, competitor and teammate.”

Dickerson had been criticized in recent weeks by driver Denny Hamlin, saying there were “no adults in the room” at Spire for not disciplining Hocevar for previous actions he viewed warranted a response from ownership.

“Racing at the Cup level is a privilege, and it comes with an expected level of professionalism from everyone who represents Spire Motorsports,” Dickerson said. “We’ll go to Homestead united and compete as an organization.

“After that, we can get ready for Daytona in February with the right mindset to contend for a championship.”

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In a “significant milestone for the sport,” Dodge will return to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027 after a 15-year hiatus.

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Soccer teams playing in the Champions League on Tuesday paid tribute to Jesus de Miguel after the Tenerife forward’s death following an on-field collision.

The three Spanish teams hosting games — Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Villarreal — chose not to play the customary Champions League anthem ahead of kickoff in honor of De Miguel, 30, who suffered cardiac arrest after being struck in the chest by FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono in a second-division match on Monday.

In those stadiums and others around Europe, like at Old Trafford where Manchester United was playing Roma, a moment of silence was held in memory of De Miguel, while a picture of the forward was displayed on the big screens inside the grounds.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and midfielder Mikel Merino — both Spaniards — opened their news conferences on the eve of Wednesday’s match against Slavia Prague with a tribute to De Miguel.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The Arizona Cardinals placed running back Jeremiyah Love on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain in another setback during his rookie season, the team announced on Tuesday.

The No. 3 overall pick out of Notre Dame was expected to make an immediate impact with the Cardinals, but has battled problems with both ankles since the preseason. He returned from ankle issues to play against the Cowboys on Sunday, but had just 23 rushing yards on nine carries before leaving with a different ankle injury.

Love has run for 268 yards and a touchdown over six games this season, including a season-high 90 yards against the 49ers on Sept. 27. He’ll miss at least the next four games before he’s eligible to return.

First-year coach Mike LaFleur hinted on Monday that Love’s injury might require an IR stint.

“It just stinks for him — he wants to be out there helping his teammates,” LaFleur said. “This is a guy who loves ball, who wants to contribute, he’s such team guy, such a coachable guy and a likable guy. For him going through what he’s going through, it’s adversity for sure, but he’s going to be stronger because of this.”

It’s been a rough run of injuries for Arizona’s rookie class. Second-round offensive lineman Chase Bisontis and fourth-round defensive lineman Kaleb Proctor will miss the entire season because of knee injuries while fifth-round receiver Reggie Virgil (back) and left tackle Jayden Williams (knee) are also dealing with issues.

The Cardinals also placed veteran receiver Kendrick Bourne on IR with an ankle injury that could keep him out the rest of the season. Bourne was the team’s third-leading receiver with 263 yards through eight games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The first set of College Football Playoff rankings were revealed on Tuesday, and Miami is sitting at the top of the mountain.

The Hurricanes open at No. 1 in the first CFP rankings of the 2026 season, with Georgia checking in at No. 2 as the Bulldogs look to make another run at a national championship. The committee’s initial rankings offer the first glimpse at which teams are in position to compete for a playoff spot and which ones have some ground to make up.

Here is a look at the first set of CFP rankings, from 25-to-1:

25. Boise State (7-1)
24. Florida (5-3)
23. Oregon (5-3)
22. Arizona (6-2)
21. South Carolina (5-3)
20. USC (7-2)
19. Iowa (6-2)
18. Missouri (6-2)
17. Houston (6-2)
16. Wake Forest (7-1)
15. Texas Tech (7-1)
14. LSU (6-2)
13. Tennessee (6-2)
12. Ohio State (6-2)
11. Notre Dame (7-1)
10. Ole Miss (6-2)
9. BYU (7-1)
8. UCLA (8-0)
7. Texas (6-2)
6. Kentucky (7-1)
5. Alabama (6-2)
4. Indiana (8-1)
3. Utah (8-0)
2. Georgia (7-1)
1. Miami (Fla.) (8-0)

The committee also unveiled its first projected 12-team playoff bracket, giving us an early glimpse at the potential matchups and path to a national title.

Miami, Georgia, Utah and Indiana would earn first-round byes, while Boise State would be the lone Group of Six representative in the field, earning the No. 12 seed and a first-round matchup against No. 5 Alabama.

Here is what the first CFP bracket projection of the season looks like:

In this 12-team CFP projection, the SEC would have five teams in the field, the Big Ten and Big 12 would have two teams each, the ACC would have one team, while Boise State would be the lone G6 representative, and Notre Dame would make it as an independent. 

There were several glaring differences when it came to this initial set of CFP rankings and the latest AP Top 25 Poll. Among the most notable were Notre Dame being ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll, but all the way down at No. 11 in the CFP rankings. While the Fighting Irish took a dip in the CFP rankings, Alabama got a major boost, appearing at No. 5 after being slotted at No. 9 in the AP Poll.

UCLA, the Big Ten’s only remaining undefeated team, was ranked eighth in the CFP rankings, while coming in at No. 5 in the AP Poll. Other notable differences included Indiana at No. 4 (No. 6 in AP) and Texas at No. 7 (No. 10 in AP).

Ohio State was ranked No. 12 (No. 11 in the AP Poll), but the Buckeyes would be left out of the field, with Boise State claiming the Group of Six automatic bid.

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A Holy War starting in the breakfast hour is going to set the stage for a furious finish in the Big 12.

No. 3 Utah hosts No. 7 BYU in what should go a long way toward determining a spot in the Dec. 4 conference championship game in Arlington, Texas.

The tight league race will come down to whether the Utes (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) can hold onto their first-place perch with second-place BYU and No. 13 Texas Tech lurking. 

The Cougars and Red Raiders both are 7-1 and 4-1 in the conference, and another loss could jeopardize their chances of playing for a title and making the 12-team College Football Playoff. 

Texas Tech does not play BYU or Utah during the regular season.

Neither Utah nor BYU has won a Big 12 title. BYU lost in the championship game last year to Texas Tech, which became the league’s lone playoff representative.

   A Morning Holy War? No Problem

The Utes and Cougars will kick off at 10 a.m. local time at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City to accommodate a noon time slot for television on the East Coast.

“Early, 10 a.m.,” Utah coach Morgan Scalley said. “But I know our fans are juiced and fired up and they’ll be there early and excited for this one.”

BYU coach Kalani Sitake tried to play nice about having to roll out of bed for the early start.

“It’s a little bit different,” he said, adding there’s no doubt his players will be ready. “The guys are really focused. There’s more energy and more effort towards the preparation for this game than ever before.”

BYU has won three straight in the series that Utah dominated with nine consecutive wins before that. Utah quarterback Devon Dampier said he couldn’t go anywhere the entire offseason without hearing about the rivalry.

“I understand what this means to the state, for sure,” he said.

A Football Junkie’s Dream Week

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire plans to pay attention to his television set, first when the initial playoff rankings come out Tuesday night, then on other games that will have playoff implications. The Red Raiders host West Virginia on Saturday night.

“Yeah, I’ll be tuned in. It’s going to be really interesting,” McGuire said. “And then it’s going be really interesting, like, as a college football fan and then a guy that’s tracking everything right now. This weekend is huge for a lot of football teams.”

The Big 12 is the only Power 4 conference never to have multiple teams in the playoff.

McGuire expects the Red Raiders to start out in the initial playoff ranking around where they are in the AP Top 25 poll, “which is good — striking distance,” he said Monday. They’ll need to finish in the top 11 because the 12th spot will go to the highest-ranked Group of Six team, which currently is No. 20 Boise State.

He points to SEC matchups including No. 2 Georgia at No. 12 Mississippi, and No. 9 Alabama at No. 15 LSU. Then there’s No. 11 Ohio State, minus quarterback Julian Sayin, hosting Oregon and top-ranked Miami traveling to No. 4 Notre Dame. McGuire said this week “is probably as big of a Saturday as we’ve seen in college football in a long time.”

Utah can count on a high ranking as one of three remaining unbeaten teams along with Miami and No. 5 UCLA. Scalley went into a two-minute explanation promising that his team won’t get caught up in the CFP hype.

“I’m pretty confident in our guys that they’re not going to look beyond this week,” he said.

   Old Friends Are Now Opposing Coaches

Scalley and Sitake are coaching at their alma maters and several members of their staffs coached or played at the other school. Sitake was a fullback under BYU coach Lavelle Edwards. Scalley was a safety and punt returner for the Utes.

They worked together on the staff of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham when Sitake was the defensive coordinator and Scalley the safeties coach. Sitake left in 2015 to become defensive coordinator at Oregon State, then was named BYU’s coach in 2016. 

Scalley became Utah’s defensive coordinator in 2016 and replaced Whittingham, who stepped down last December after compiling a school-record 177 wins, then was hired two weeks later at Michigan.

Scalley and Sitake are close friends. Before the season they had dinner together along with Utah State coach Bronco Mendenhall, a former BYU coach.

Scalley said Sitake is “the ultimate competitor. Respect him so much as a human for the good that he does, the good that he is.”

Sitake recalled that he and Scalley believed during their time at Utah that they could be head coaches someday, “but I don’t know if we saw this happening where he’s coaching his alma mater and I’m with my alma mater.”

After Earlier Stumbles, A Challenging November Awaits

Two weeks ago, Texas Tech, BYU and Utah all were 6-0. BYU lost at UCF in double overtime the same day that Texas Tech fell on the road at Cincinnati. Texas Tech rebounded to beat No. 24 Arizona last Saturday while BYU beat Arizona State.

Utah has won 14 straight, the longest active streak in the FBS. The Utes’ schedule is considerably tougher over the final month of the season after outscoring their first eight opponents 311-127, including last week’s lopsided win at Cincinnati. 

Utah also plays at Arizona and TCU, then finishes the regular season at home against West Virginia.

BYU has games remaining against Baylor and Cincinnati sandwiched around a road contest at Kansas. Texas Tech has road games at Oklahoma State and Baylor, then hosts TCU to finish the regular season.

The four teams tied for third place with two league losses, Arizona, Baylor, No. 17 Houston  and Oklahoma State, haven’t been mathematically eliminated but need collapses by the teams above them.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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