ESPN | Jeff Passan: For years, we have known that this round of negotiations between the league and the players’ union over the Collective Bargaining Agreement would result in a labor dispute. And now, at last, that day is here, as Major League Baseball enters its first work stoppage since the infamous 1994-95 strike. This time, however, it’s a lockout, an ownership-initiated freeze in the midst of what had been one of the most active free agent spending sprees ever. Negotiations between the two sides lasted until yesterday afternoon, ending abruptly after a seven-minute meeting between the two sides in Irving, Texas, where the league attempted to coerce players into making several concessions.
Around the Empire: Yankees news - 12/2/21
