IT is looking more and more like baseball might not be played in 2027.

As the days tick down towards the impending deadline for a lockout, things haven’t gotten any more positive between the owners and the MLBPA.

Earlier this week, MLB owners proposed new changes to the collective bargaining agreement to help bridge the gap between them and the players.

That included raising the proposed salary cap to $258.2 million and increasing the proposed salary floor to $180.2 million.

The proposal would also give owners one year as a buffer to become cap compliant before the new rules set in.

“We recognize that clubs will need a full offseason to prepare to operate within the cap and floor system,” MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said.

“Therefore, with this offseason already underway, we proposed today to begin the cap and floor system in 2028.

“This proposal would allow a smoother transition into the cap-and-floor system without delaying key player benefits.”

While this is another step forward, the MLBPA wanted nothing to do with the owners’ proposition.

“Coming off another incredible season of baseball, MLB owners continue to propose blowing up the current system and replacing it with one designed to line their pockets and increase their franchise values,” the MLBPA said in a statement.

“Despite MLB’s proposal to delay implementation to 2028, at its core, the negative impacts of the owners’ salary cap remain the same.”

The MLBPA has yet to publicly provide any sort of counter proposal to the owners, making it seem especially likely that a lockout is coming.

And Bryce Harper, one of baseball’s biggest stars and a prominent voice during labor disputes, has all but confirmed baseball will miss some time if not the entire season in 2027.

In a TikTok comment, on fan joked that all of 2027 will be an offseason for the players.

But Harper replied to the comment, saying “it will be this year.”

Fans weren’t happy to hear that and shared their disappointment on social media.

“Dammit Bryce,” one fan said.

“MLB is done. At least as we know it now,” another fan said.

“Well that doesn’t sound very promising,” a third fan said.