Major League Baseball is viewed by most Americans as a source of entertainment. Millions of people turn out during a regular season to see there favorite teams and players play a good game of baseball. However, few see the other side of this form of entertainment. Baseball is as much of a business as it is a source of recreation. Billions of dollars are invested in baseball and sometimes, millions are lost. The players and …showed first 75 words of 2117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2117 total…the MLB owners have sat down to discuss issues such as salary cap, free agency, competitive balance, and revenue sharing. During the one time they couldn’t come to an agreement, over $800 million was lost. No business would be able to run itself after continually losing $800 million. However, both the owners and the players smartened up the second time around and were able to reach an agreement before another strike could ruin this business permanently.