The Wall Street Journal: Major League Baseball tees up a possible lockout as contract talks end between owners and union No Comments Uncategorized Management could initiate a lockout after the current deal expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Management could initiate a lockout after the current deal expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)