After nine consecutive days of collective bargaining between MLB and the MLB Players Association, the two sides could not come to an agreement before the league’s self-imposed deadline for a deal on Tuesday at 2 P.M. PST. As a result, the first two series of the 2022 season have been cancelled.
For the first time since the owners put the current lockout into place 90 days ago on December 1 of last year, it appeared like some momentum was starting to build toward a deal last night. After 42 days of radio silence from the league following their decision to lock out the players and seven days of minimal progress last week, the two sides negotiated for nearly 17 hours on Monday and blew past the league’s initial deadline of 9 P.