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MLB deputy commissioner Dan Halem, MLBPA lead negotiator Bruce Meyer to resume informal talks Thursday

Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Dan Halem and MLB Players Association attorney Bruce Meyer plan to have an informal one-on-one meeting Thursday to resume talks amid baseball's work stoppage, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The meeting, which will take place in New York, between Halem and Meyer -- the lead negotiators for both parties -- would mark the first time the sides have talked since MLB canceled the first week of regular-season games Tuesday.

With owners and players unable to agree on a collective bargaining agreement to replace the previous deal that expired Dec.