Good morning, Camden Chatters.
With the MLB lockout now more than two months old, commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the media for the first time yesterday from the MLB owners’ meeting in Orlando. Spoiler: he did not announce that the owners and players had instantaneously reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement, nor that the lockout had ended. Baseball, alas, remains on hold, and pitchers and catchers won’t report to spring training next week as scheduled.
Manfred expressed optimism that the two sides would reach an agreement in time to start the regular season as scheduled March 31.