Major League Baseball Is Headed For A Lockout: What Happens To The Video Games?

Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) ends on December 1, 2026. A new agreement has to be reached prior to the start of the 2027 season the following spring, and as it stands, there are some very big sticking points in negotiations, particularly around the topic of a salary cap. Should a new agreement not be made prior to the season, we're looking at a lockout, with owners refusing to give players access to their facilities, as we briefly saw back in 2022. But it feels different now. In 2022, the start of the season was pushed back but a full 162-game schedule was kept intact. This time, the owners (MLB) and the players (MLBPA) seem to be so far apart on the matter of a salary cap that it could cause a reduction in total games for 2027, assuming there's a season at all. Every year, just prior to the start of the baseball season, Sony releases a new MLB The Show game, bringing with it the latest real-life rosters for all 30 MLB teams. Should there not be a new CBA in place, however, what happens to the baseball video games we expect every year? Will they even release as planned? I wanted answers, not just …