It’s been two months since major league baseball owners locked out the players and commissioner Rob Manfred called a halt to all player transactions, bringing what was a free agent signing frenzy to a screeching halt on December 2, 2021. After 43 days of silence, the two sides finally sat down on January 13 with the owners making a proposal that covered some but not all core issues. That was the first of four meetings with little progress. Owners were to make a counter proposal to the players’ last offer but have announced that they will not do so, instead opting to request assistance from a federal mediator.
MLB owners request Federal mediation, won’t counter players last offer
