Thank You, FBBKL!

Thanks for Playing in 2026!

Thank you for playing with us during the 2026 MLB season! We look forward to hopefully playing with you again next year.

Potential MLB Lockout and the 2027 Season

If MLB owners lock out the players this offseason, what that means for FBBKL will depend on how long the lockout lasts. We’ve updated our constitution to cover what happens to our rosters if we’ve already drafted and what happens to any money you’ve already paid. The link to our updated league constitution is now live on the FBBKL website.

Basically, if Opening Day gets pushed back or MLB plays a shorter schedule, we’ll play along with it. If MLB cancels the season before it starts, ours is off. If they later reach a deal and decide to play after all, I’ll decide whether there’s enough time for us to play too.

What happens to our season and draft?

• If MLB plays a full regular season, we’ll play ours as usual, even if Opening Day gets pushed back.
• If MLB plays a shortened regular season, our season still counts. We’ll use whatever schedule MLB officially recognizes. If MLB lets teams that are out of playoff contention leave some games unplayed, our scoring ends when the final regular-season game is played.
• If MLB cancels the season before we draft, we won’t hold a draft or play an FBBKL season that year.
• If we’ve already drafted and MLB cancels before Opening Day, our default plan is to keep the rosters we drafted for the next FBBKL season we play. If Yahoo can’t carry those rosters forward, we’ll have to redraft. Even if Yahoo lets us keep them, the other commissioners and I can still choose to redraft if we think that makes the most sense for the league. If we do redraft, we’ll work out the details at that point and let everyone know.

What happens to the money I’ve already paid?

• If MLB cancels before Opening Day, we’ll automatically refund any entry fees we’ve collected, excluding deposits. It doesn’t matter whether we’ve drafted yet. You don’t have to ask.
• If the season starts but ends before its scheduled finish, you can ask me for a refund of your entry fee, excluding any deposit. You’ll get it by the date we would normally pay out prizes, and we may be able to get it to you sooner. If you don’t request a refund, the money goes toward your team’s entry fee for the next season we play. This also applies if MLB adopts a shortened schedule and then can’t finish it.
• If you paid a deposit, that money stays with your team for the next season we play, regardless of the amount or whether we redraft. If your deposit covered part of your entry fee and you paid the rest separately, the part you paid separately is refundable. If the deposit covered your whole entry fee, the whole thing carries over.
• If FBBKL itself ever disbands, deposits paid during the season go back to the managers who paid them.

If something comes up that the constitution doesn’t cover, the other commissioners and I will work out any additional rules and call for a league vote if needed. If you have any questions about how this would work for your team, feel free to ask me.

Looking ahead to next season

Have an idea for a rule change for next season? Know someone who might be interested in playing with us next season?

Email the commissioners at christopherolivieri@gmail.com, jbisceglie@hotmail.com, and stephen.a.lipp@gmail.com. Over the offseason, we’ll review suggestions and decide whether any rules need to change for next season.