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MLB and the MLB Players association met for several hours and moved... several inches

MLB owners and the MLB Players Association met in Jupiter, Florida, at the St. Louis Cardinals spring training complex, Monday afternoon to try to get that “jumpstart” in negotiations promised by Commissioner Rob Manfred nearly three months ago.

Jupiter. Well, that led to jokes like this:

Considering they seem worlds apart, perhaps it's only fitting MLB and the MLBPA are meeting in Jupiter.

— John Perrotto (@JPerrotto) February 21, 2022

Ha, ha. Gotta laugh, right?

Seriously, though, this appears to be the first time that a real negotiating session took place.