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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred during a visit to Philadelphia in April 2019.

MLB Lockout Rules Leave Free Agency About a Month Before the Freeze

Free agents get roughly four weeks before a likely Dec. 2 lockout freezes the market. And a repeat of 2022's 99 days would leave 15 days before the earliest traditional Opening Day MLB has ever scheduled.

Sports  · 8 Oct 2026, 12:44  · Tomás Ferreira