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  "id": 12948848,
  "title": "Major League Baseball proposes shortening its regular season as it pushes for a salary cap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/major-league-baseball-proposes-shortening-its-regular-season-as-it",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T20:16:21.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "Major League Baseball proposed a return to a shorter 154-game regular season schedule as it attempts to convince players to approve a salary cap.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "MLB proposes shortening regular season to 154 games in 2029, expanding Division Series to best-of-7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mlb-proposes-shortening-regular-season-to-154-games-in-2029-expanding",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:51:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "MLB Proposes 154 Game Regular Season, Expanded LDS Games Tied To Salary Cap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/mlb-proposes-154-game-regular-season-expanded-lds-games-tied-to",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:57:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Major League Baseball proposes shortening its regular season as it pushes for a salary cap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/major-league-baseball-proposes-shortening-its-regular-season-as-it-12948876",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:16:21.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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