Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball’s latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that will begin April 7.
With the Baltimore Orioles scheduled to be off on April 7, they will open their season on the road at Tampa Bay to take on the Rays April 8. The Orioles will play their home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 11.
The union’s executive board approved the agreement in a 26-12 vote Thursday, pending ratification by all players, a person familiar with the balloting said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement was authorized.