MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said on Tuesday night that owners want him to introduce a cap on contract length for players in the major leagues. That has caused a huge uproar among fans who're confident that the players will strongly oppose the suggestion. Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark was quick to respond that the union won't approve such limits.It's common for teams to offer players contracts that are 8-12 years long. The San Diego Padres recently set the record for the longest contract offered by signing Fernando Tatis Jr. to a 14-year contract. However, a cap on the length of players' contracts would give more control and power to team owners.Speaking at the Sports Business Journal’s World Congress of Sports conference on Tuesday, Manfred said: "A reform that has been of interest to ownership for a number of years is a limitation of contract length." MLBPA executive director Tony Clark, though, called the idea an 'assault' on player contracts. Clark added that long-term contracts help owners by keeping their player AAV (Average Annual Value)s down.Fans, too, were quick to voice their concerns over such a change and lambasted Manfred for his stance. Some even went so far to suggest that Manfred's contract should be limited. "It’s like they prefer to sabotage labor peace," tweeted podcaster Jared Carrabis. "How about we limit Manfred's contract length," questioned one fan.Here are some of the other reactions:Evan Drellich@EvanDrellichRob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…18730Rob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…Jared Carrabis@Jared_CarrabisThis makes no sense. I don’t know why owners would want this. As a fan, no I don’t want my team to sign players into their 40’s. But as an owner, these longer deals are how teams keep player AAVs down. It’s like they prefer to sabotage labor peace. twitter.com/evandrellich/s…Evan Drellich@EvanDrellichRob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…3108Rob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…This makes no sense. I don’t know why owners would want this. As a fan, no I don’t want my team to sign players into their 40’s. But as an owner, these longer deals are how teams keep player AAVs down. It’s like they prefer to sabotage labor peace. twitter.com/evandrellich/s…Brady Martin@bradyaz911@EvanDrellich How about we limit the length of Rob Manfred’s contract?What a great way to trigger a work stoppage.114@EvanDrellich How about we limit the length of Rob Manfred’s contract?What a great way to trigger a work stoppage.Maxwell Charles@Max_well5810@EvanDrellich I’m fully convinced Manfred actually hates baseball.@EvanDrellich I’m fully convinced Manfred actually hates baseball.E. L. Danvers 🐶🚺⚖️⚾️@DanversNYC@EvanDrellich Manfred is the worst thing to happen to baseball in decades12@EvanDrellich Manfred is the worst thing to happen to baseball in decadesJust a shared co-writer credit in the liner notes@ZimThamizhManfred life goal is to make the Major League environment as hostile as possible to its workers twitter.com/EvanDrellich/s…Evan Drellich@EvanDrellichRob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…18930Rob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…Manfred life goal is to make the Major League environment as hostile as possible to its workers twitter.com/EvanDrellich/s…Tyler ~For The Land~ Griffith@tgriffith1992The labor strike is gonna hit different. twitter.com/EvanDrellich/s…Evan Drellich@EvanDrellichRob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…18930Rob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…The labor strike is gonna hit different. twitter.com/EvanDrellich/s…Mo Egger@MoEggerDid anyone explain to Robbie that really long contracts can actually help owners, you know, keep their costs down? twitter.com/evandrellich/s…Evan Drellich@EvanDrellichRob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…1330Rob Manfred this evening said that he and owners are interested in limiting the length of MLB player contracts. Tony Clark responded: "Anyone who believes that players would ever endorse an assault by management on guaranteed contracts is badly mistaken" theathletic.com/4426971/2023/0…Did anyone explain to Robbie that really long contracts can actually help owners, you know, keep their costs down? twitter.com/evandrellich/s…Mark Allen@1_markallen@EvanDrellich Manfred is a goddamn clown.3@EvanDrellich Manfred is a goddamn clown.Brett Davis@ArkansasBrett@EvanDrellich My gosh this commish has to go. He does NOT have the best interest of in mind. EVER.3@EvanDrellich My gosh this commish has to go. He does NOT have the best interest of ⚾️ in mind. EVER.Fan reactions suggest MLB could struggle to enforce limits on player contract lengthsMLB commissioner Rob Manfred received severe backlash for vouching the idea of a limit on the contract lengths of players. It suggests that such a change is far from becoming a reality even though the owners would love to have it. Such a change would only benefit the owners and would create major changes in the baseball market. So, it seems unlikely that the players' union would ever consider agreeing such a change. However, rules are constantly changing, and we can never say for certain how the league would evolve in the future.