NPB Negotiating Window Unchanged Amid Lockout

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NPB Negotiating Window Unchanged Amid Lockout

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Nippon Professional Baseball players have forty‑five days to negotiate with Major League Baseball teams, and that period will not shorten if a lockout begins in December.

The league will not adjust the posting window as it did during the 2021‑22 lockout, when the window was frozen and later reopened after a new collective bargaining agreement.

The deadline for a new agreement is December first, and if it is not met, a lockout will start, freezing all transactions.

Third‑baseman Teruaki Sato, right‑handers Kaima Taira and Hiromi Itoh were posted on Sunday, giving them about thirty days to secure a deal.

If no contract is reached, they will return to their NPB teams.

The window was expanded to forty‑five days in December twenty‑twenty‑two.

Published 2026-11-02 20:04:58 UTC · Published by JQJO

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Timeline

On December 2 2021 Lockout froze NPB negotiating window, then reopened.
On December 1 2022 NPB window expanded to forty‑five days.

Why it matters

Immediate US impact: Potential lockout could halt MLB transactions immediately. Possible long-term US impact: Future MLB–NPB player movement may remain unchanged. Most affected groups: NPB players, MLB teams, collective bargaining negotiators. Reader priority: Understanding lockout effects on international player deals.

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