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MLB lockout looms; Sixers rally from 29 down; Iowa vote push
Owners proposed capping 2027 spending at two hundred forty-five point three million dollars, and the current labor deal expires December first; players are expected to reject it.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:34 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ABC News's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by ABC News: “With lockout looming, World Series could be MLB's last games for a while”, with reporting from Newsmax and Axios.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:34 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Sixers, MLB, Republicans, World Series, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Ramaswamy ad splits Ohio Republicans; Supreme Court rules on student… (October 22).
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- ABC NewsWith lockout looming, World Series could be MLB's last games for a while
- NewsmaxIn Iowa, Trump Urges Republicans to Turn Out and Vote
- AxiosMLB lockout looms over small-market World Series showdown October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe World Series might be baseball's last games for a while, because owners want a salary cap and the players' union is expected to reject it outright, according to Axios.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe cap would be two hundred forty-five point three million dollars in twenty twenty-seven, and the current labor deal expires December first, so a lockout could start December second.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBrewers pitcher Trevor Megill says if owners wave their little magic wand, quote, it's not going to happen. Sir, that wand has a lawyer.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow to Iowa, where President Trump urged Republicans to turn out and vote tonight, in a state he won by double digits two years ago.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe faces a tougher midterm fight there over rising prices and the Iran war.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA federal judge in California has blocked a Homeland Security effort to identify noncitizens on voter rolls, ruling that agents can't conduct field stops or interviews unless they think someone is a noncitizen.
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