Representatives from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met virtually Tuesday for their first negotiating session on a new collective bargaining agreement, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
While the current CBA doesn't expire until December 1, the talks could become as contentious as any in recent memory. That's mostly due to what Passan called "unprecedented economic success," which has yet to trickle down to players.
Payrolls have dropped in each of the last three seasons despite some of the game's elite talent commanding $300 million-plus contracts.
Per Passan:
"An overhaul of baseball's core economic system is highly unlikely, sources said, citing the limited amount of time to strike a deal and keep labor peace uninterrupted since 1995.