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MLB lockout updates: Owners, players submit proposals as 5 p.m. deadline nears

Another day, another deadline.

MLB owners and the MLB Players Association meet again Tuesday in Florida just hours after their last negotiation session ended without a resolution. But progress was made, with sides drawing closer on an expanded playoff field and some issues of player compensation.

The league locked out the players Dec. 2 and set a Feb. 28 deadline to implement a new collective bargaining agreement — or risk losing regular-season games. Opening Day is slated for March 31.

Well, that made-up deadline to rectify labor issues came and went and MLB set a new made-up deadline: 5 p.