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When MLB locked out the players, free agency wasn't the only thing that ground to a halt.

What's happening: Without a CBA, the league can't legally use players' likenesses in any official capacity, meaning MLB.com has been scrubbed of all stories and images of active players.

Roster pages now feature faceless players, and the homepage is filled with arbitrary links.

Players are having fun with it, changing their Twitter profiles to the avatars they'll be represented by until this labor nightmare ends.

MLB players troll league by removing Twitter profile photos

MLB.com has been scrubbed of all stories and images of active players due to the lockout.

Image of a tweet from Jeff Passan of MLB players changing their profile pictures to blank avatars.

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When MLB locked out the players, free agency wasn&#x27;t the only thing that ground to a halt.What&#x27;s happening: Without a CBA, the league can&#x27;t legally use players&#x27; likenesses in any official capacity, meaning <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MLB.com" data-vars-click-url="http://mlb.com/" data-vars-content-id="835a8958-dd10-4343-9c6c-f6141e02201e" data-vars-headline="MLB players troll league by removing Twitter profile photos" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://mlb.com/" target="_blank">MLB.com</a> has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="scrubbed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2021/12/2/22814268/mlb-lockout-website-twitter" data-vars-content-id="835a8958-dd10-4343-9c6c-f6141e02201e" data-vars-headline="MLB players troll league by removing Twitter profile photos" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2021/12/2/22814268/mlb-lockout-website-twitter" target="_blank">scrubbed</a> of all stories and images of active players.

Shifts in technology and media are changing the way we play, watch and understand sports. Business models are adapting and social change is forcing those in charge of teams and leagues to reconsider decades-old practices.

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MLB players troll league by removing Twitter profile photos

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