Oakland A's pitcher Chris Bassitt is humorously offering his skills to the NBA amid a national baseball player lockout that took effect Wednesday.
Marking the first work stoppage since 1994, Major League Baseball announced a lockout of players on Dec. 1. The decision effectively shutdown the industry, prompting baseball players to look for new ways to spend their time.
"Since the MLB owners locked out the Players, I’d like to put my NBA resume out there," Bassitt said in a Twitter post. He then honestly rated his basketball skills from a proud A++ to an honest C+.
MLB's ownership group opted to initiate the lockout due to strategy at the end of the collective bargaining agreement. In response, the Major League Baseball Players Association called the measure "dramatic" stating that "it was the Owners' choice, specifically calculated to Players into relinquishing rights and benefits, and abandoning good faith bargaining proposals."
Many players, including San Francisco Giants pitcher Alex Wood, have changed their social media profile pictures to empty avatars to represent that the MLB is not allowed to use their likeness during this time, Sportsnet reported.
Players are determined to only return to the field under the terms of a "negotiated collective bargaining agreement that is fair to all parties and provides fans with the best version of the game we all love."
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