Detroit Free Press · Mar 1, 2022
MLB lockout updates: Rob Manfred expected to delay Opening Day as work stoppage continues
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.m. Eastern time Tuesday.