What to know about the Major League Baseball lockout

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday the league is locking out its players for the first time in 26 years after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. One of the contentious issues in the MLB has been about free agency, with players saying they should be allowed to go to the highest bidder earlier in their careers. #mlb #baseball #mlblockout Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNa... Connect with The National online: Facebook |   / thenational   Twitter |   / cbcthenational   Instagram |   / cbcthenational   More from CBC News | https://www.cbc.ca/news The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.