It has been 27 years since a Major League Baseball game has been cancelled due to a labor dispute. In 1995, MLB played a 144-game schedule instead of the 162 that had been the em norm for more than three decades, and has been since, apart from the pandemic-abbreviated 2020 season.
Sometime later today, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is expected to announce that the beginning of 2022 Spring Training will be delayed, following the conclusion of owners’ meetings in Orlando, Florida. By how much, we do not yet know, but any delay of longer than a couple of weeks puts the start of the regular season in jeopardy.