This World Series could be the last Major League Baseball games for a while

Games in 2027 could be canceled if a lockout begins on December 2.

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen throws during a World Series baseball media day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Milwaukee, ahead of Game 1 between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. [Photo: David J. Phillip/AP Photo]

On the eve of the World Series, there is a realization these may be Major League Baseball’s last games for a while.Owners are pushing for a salary cap, and that could prompt a lockout starting Dec. 2 and result in canceled games in 2027.“It would be a real bummer to lose a season, that’s for sure,” Tampa Bay ace Drew Rasmussen said Thursday ahead of the World Series opener against Milwaukee. “I think the industry as a whole is in way too good of a place.”This year’s World Series is the first since 1991 between teams both in the bottom half of payrolls: Milwaukee ranked 19th as of Aug. 31 and Tampa Bay........

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