Following a week of negotiations leading up to MLB’s self-imposed deadline to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the MLBPA has unanimously rejected MLB’s ‘best’ offer, effectively putting a new cloud of uncertainty over the 2022 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced during his Tuesday press conference that the first two series of regular season games will be canceled.
BREAKING: MLB players reject best, final offer from owners. If owners and commissioner Rob Manfred now follow through on their stated threat, Opening Day 2022 will be delayed, and some number of games in the regular season canceled.