Well, I don’t think that was unexpected. MLB and the MBPA failed to come to an agreement yesterday, and as a result, the baseball regular season will not be starting on time.
Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that for now, the first two series of the year will be cancelled — that’s assuming an agreement is come to in a timely fashion; more games could still be cancelled pending negotiations — which means that the Pittsburgh Pirates are slated to begin the season on April 7 in St. Louis against the Cardinals according to a team letter sent out to season ticket holders.