{
  "id": 18012485,
  "title": "MLB proposes salary cap delay. What teams would have to cut payroll?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mlb-proposes-salary-cap-delay-what-teams-would-have-to-cut-payroll",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T19:53:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-proposes-salary-cap-delay-195305789.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The MLB has proposed a significant delay to the implementation of a salary cap, now set for 2028 instead of the previous 2027 plan. This proposal, which includes a $258.2 million cap and a $180.2 million floor, would require 12 teams to increase their payroll by $636 million and eight teams to decrease their payroll by $528 million. This change would result in a league-wide payroll increase of $108 million. The proposal also includes an increase in the minimum salary, a rise in the pre-arbitration bonus pool, and a change in free agency rules. The 12 teams that would need to increase their payroll are the Miami Marlins, Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers. Conversely, the eight teams that would need to reduce their payroll are the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}