Officials from MLB and the MLBPA have been in Dallas this week working on a new CBA. The old deal expired Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m. ET and we appear to be headed towards a lockout after representatives from both sides ended talks after just seven minutes of negotiations Wednesday afternoon. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that league officials informed the union that no further talks would happen Wednesday.
After three days of negotiations, little to no progress was made. The sides remain split on key economic issues. Per Passan, the league offered to increase the competitive-balance-tax from $210 million to $214 million and later to $220 million.