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The 3 most surprising things we have learned from the MLB lockout

By Noah Yingling

Mar 26, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; The gates are chained and locked at Dodger Stadium. Opening day between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; The gates are chained and locked at Dodger Stadium. Opening day between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 16: MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark speaks during a press conference on youth initiatives hosted by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association at Citi Field before a game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 16, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

We learned that MLB.com cannot have any content on the site about current players

Check out your favorite team’s MLB.com site. It is wiped clean. Wanted to check out an MLB.com beat writer had about a recent free agent signing, trade, or rumors? Sorry. Hopefully you remembered the name of the article or otherwise, you are going to have a hard time finding it.

Instead, it is all historical articles, countdown lists, or CBA discussions. They also all have notes that say this, in part.

"“Until a new agreement is reached, there will be limitations on the type of content we display. As a result, you will see a lot more content that focuses on the game’s rich history. Once a new agreement is reached, the up-to-the minute news and analysis you have come to expect will continue as usual.”"

As MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand explained in a tweet, they are trying to “comply with federal labor law” with this.

So checking up on Twitter for tweets from writers or writers not affiliated with MLB (like here at Call To The Pen, our parent site FanSided.com, or all 30 of our sites for each team) will be your way to go for your baseball content until the CBA is resolved.

dark. Next. Your FAQ guide to the lockout and MLB's history of work stoppages

As always here on Call To The Pen, we will have a lot of content for you to keep up on the news, analysis, editorials, rumors, and history of the game of baseball throughout the lockout, the offseason, and through the season.

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