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MLB tells players: Sign a deal by Tuesday or no 162-game season

MLB owners and the MLB Players Association will meet again Tuesday (as of the time of this post, the time of this meeting is not known). That’s good, right?

Major League Baseball is pointing to a new deadline for players, sources told The Athletic: If a deal is not reached by Tuesday, then MLB has told the union the owners are likely to be unwilling to play a full 162-game schedule, or grant players full pay or service time. MLB also told the Players Association that without a deal Tuesday, MLB plans to cancel another week of games.