TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 04: Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred addresses the media during a press conference prior to the American League Wild Card game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on October 4, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
There will not be a labor strike, lockout, holdout, food strike, or any other sort of delay for baseball to resume (on time) in 2017! MLB owners and the players union have agreed on a deal that will put the new CBA in effect for the next five years.