Good morning, Birdland!
We are nearing the self-imposed deadline by which MLB says it will need to postpone regular season games if an agreement on a new CBA between the owners and players cannot be reached. The league has reiterated that Monday, February 28 is a hard deadline, and they won’t be budging. Without a deal, games are getting cancelled, they won’t be made up, and players won’t be paid for them.
That would seem to indicate that this weekend is pretty darn crucial. It’s so serious, in fact, that commissioner Rob Manfred has arrived to participate in the talks.