In a humiliating outcome for Major League Baseball, the lockout has officially bled into the 2022 regular season. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that the season’s first two series have been canceled. For the Marlins, that means seven games—four against the Braves (March 31-April 3) and three against the Rangers (April 4-6)—are gone and will not be rescheduled.
The earliest possible start date for Miami’s upcoming campaign is April 8 on the road against the Giants. But that would require the owners and players’ union to immediately consummate a new collective bargaining agreement when their negotiations resume in New York (the last week-plus of talks took place at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter).