Rob Manfred minimizes confrontation with Phillies star Bryce Harper, says it was ‘not all that significant’

Friday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reduced his latest confrontation with Phils Star Brry Harper, who told him that “Get F — Our Club“If he was going to talk about a wage cap. Manfred visited Philers last month, as he plays in his annual tour, in which he meets with the effective relationship with players.

Here is what Manfred about confrontation with Harper, through ESPN:

“I think that more than that has been done than it needs to do that,” Manfred said Friday morning. “Bryce expressed his views. At the end of the meeting, we shocked my hands and went to our separate forms.

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“It was a person who chose himself a special way to express himself, and I don’t think it needs to do more,” Manfred said.

Recently, Manfred boasted his annual meetings with players to discuss sports economics, particularly the mismatch of salaries between the highest paid players and their highest paid players. Doing it is a clear tactic designed to play a wedge in the player’s ranks, which allows us to create a disagreement and support for a wage cap.

The MLB Players’ Association has long rejected the heavy wage cap and this time it will do again. The question is that the owners intend to dig and keep the line and make potentially sacrifice games. MLB has not lost the games on a working stop since the 1994-95-95nd strike. Manfred has already said to expect another valve.

The current collective deal agreement expires in December 2026. Several owners, including new Baltimore Orioli owner David Rubenstein, publicly spoke about the desire of the salary hat. In 2025, MLB revenues reached a record $ 12.1 billion, which has been a 33% increase in the last 10 years. During that time, the average player’s salary increased by 18%.