In one of the first signs of progress since MLB team owners instituted a lockout on Dec. 2, the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association will meet to negotiate on consecutive days.
In negotiations Monday afternoon in New York, the union dropped a proposal that would allow some players to reach free agency after five years and mitigated the changes it was seeking to revenue sharing — issues the league had expressed an unwillingness to broach.
After a two-hour meeting, representatives from the sides emerged not necessarily with momentum toward a deal, but with intentions to meet again Tuesday.