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EXPLAINER: MLB's lockout is over, so what now?

Associated Press

Major League Baseball and its players have settled on terms for a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the sport's ninth work stoppage after 99 days and clearing the way for a full — but modified — 162-game regular season.

So, uh, what happens next?

In short: baseball. But there's work to do, first.

Opening day has been pushed back a week to April 7. Before Max Scherzer makes his New York Mets debut or Cleveland plays for the first time with its new Guardians moniker, clubs need to get players ready for a six-month season.