Manfred responded to Harper by saying he was "not going to get the f--k out of here" and felt it was important to talk about how to grow the sport, as well as threats to the league's business.

The meeting on labor matters took a tense turn when the superstar got in the face of baseball's leader.

Bryce Harper reportedly told the commissioner to "get the f**k out of our clubhouse" if he wanted to talk about the possible implementation of a salary cap.