MLB prepares to remove player images from websites during lockout
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 8, 2026, 5:30 PM
Last updated Oct 8, 2026
Major League Baseball is set to remove all player images and videos from its official websites as the current collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Players Association is set to expire on December 2. This measure, outlined in a memo from Dan Halem, follows similar actions taken during the last lockout five years ago. MLB's digital team will create alternate versions of club websites, eliminating player likenesses and names from all content. However, teams will still be able to sell player merchandise due to different licensing arrangements. There is uncertainty regarding the necessity of this action during the upcoming lockout.
- •MLB to remove player images from official websites starting December 2.
- •Memo details best practices for team-player conduct during lockouts.
- •Previous scrubbing of player images occurred during the 2021 lockout.
- •Teams can still sell merchandise with player likenesses.
- •Unclear if legal advice necessitates this action during a lockout.
- 5:30 PMYahoo Sports — MLB preparing to scrub player images, videos from official websites during lockout
"Ahead of a widely anticipated lockout, MLB is taking measures to ensure its official channels will have no trace of the players once the current collective bargaining agreement with the MLBPA expires on Dec. 2. According to a report by Evan Drellich in The Athletic, MLB is instituting a plan to “scrub player images from…
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