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Everything you need to know about MLB's looming lockout

Welcome to the end of baseball ... for a while, at least.

At 11:59 p.m. ET tonight, the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association is set to expire. If there isn't a new one in place by then, the owners are expected to lock out the players.

So what does that mean for the rest of the offseason? How long will it last? What are the sticking points in the negotiations? What's a lockout, anyway?

ESPN baseball expert Jesse Rogers tackles those questions and more.

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