It took a day longer than expected, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that the start of the 2022 regular season has been cancelled. That announcement comes after nine straight days of negotiations in Jupiter, Florida and on the 90th day of the lockout.
“I had hoped against hope I wouldn’t have to have this press conference where I am going to cancel some regular season games,” Manfred said. “I want to assure our fans that our failure to reach an agreement was not due to a lack of effort by either party.”
Manfred later said that he was cancelling the first two series of the regular season.