Bliss in baseball land: MLB players react to end of lockout
Finally!
A 99-day impasse that was equal parts dull and draining concluded Thursday when MLB and the MLBPA agreed on a new CBA, officially ending the lockout.
Players were delighted by the news, with many expressing their excitement on Twitter.
See you in Tempe #LETSGO 💪🏻💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/aSR5iDECWT
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) March 10, 2022
See y’all soon ✈️✈️
— Alex Bregman (@ABREG_1) March 10, 2022
Currently unlocking every door/device/car in my house just to celebrate. Baseball is back.
— Kyle Freeland (@KFREE_21) March 10, 2022
Baseball is back 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/6cWdkRLMgQ
— Jonathan India (@JonathanIndia) March 10, 2022
I was really looking forward to dressing up for the 100th day of the lockout :(
— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) March 10, 2022
Time to put the head down and get to work! Fired up to see all of the guys, and to put the pinstripes on! pic.twitter.com/5CyVVJbE96
— Jameson Taillon (@JTaillon50) March 10, 2022
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) March 10, 2022
Honestly just excited to see my friends @SFGiants
— Logan Webb (@LoganWebb1053) March 11, 2022
Is time to see my self on TV😍 Don’t be surprise🤷♂️
— Sandy Alcantara (@sandyalcantar22) March 10, 2022
Rays fans are we ready!?! Baseball is back and I couldn’t be more excited to see y’all! LETSSS GOOO!! @RaysBaseball pic.twitter.com/l58r2M1FCD
— Maverick Phillips (@Brett_Phillips8) March 10, 2022
The squad is ready 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/xbaZnxbIyb
— Lourdes Gurriel jr (@yunitogurriel) March 11, 2022
So happy baseball is back
— Joc Pederson (@yungjoc650) March 10, 2022
#NewProfilePic IVE GOT A FACE AGAIN!! pic.twitter.com/GwaiXRU649
— Alex Wood (@Awood45) March 10, 2022
Others quickly turned their attention to free agency. Famously forthright Cubs starter Marcus Stroman used the opportunity to solicit one of the more than 100 free agents set to hit the market.
Come through and let’s have Wrigley jumping my dawg! @TeamCJCorrea @Cubs
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) March 10, 2022
— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) March 10, 2022
Welp, where am I signing? 😂😅
— Andrew McCutchen (@TheCUTCH22) March 10, 2022
And then there's veteran ace Ervin Santana, whose interests are straightforward and sensory.
Retweet if you love the smell of baseball.
— Ervin Santana (@ErvinSantana_54) March 10, 2022