Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

The ballot for the Class of 2022 is perhaps the most controversial vote in Baseball Hall of Fame history.

Baseball’s current collective bargaining agreement expires Wednesday night with a lockout likely to follow.

Both sides thought Tuesday’s meeting would be critical in building momentum towards a deal in the near future.

The annual Baseball Writers’ Association of America awards will be announced this week, and MLB greats will be virtually presenting the awards.

Team needs and free agency was discussed at the GM meetings, but it ended with the collective bargaining agreement still waiting to be negotiated.

Powerful agent Scott Boras was critical of “the fact that the system allowed” Atlanta to win the World Series, despite being under .500 on Aug. 1.

Juan Soto, a finalist for the NL MVP award, recently became fully vaccinated. “We’ve got to trust our doctors. It’s crazy how good they are.”

An ominous cloud hangs overhead at the Major League Baseball general managers’ meetings in sunny Southern California … the potential for a lockout.

Bob Melvin read the tea leaves before joining the San Diego Padres. The Oakland A’s are set to slash the payroll and begin a rebuilding process.