Despite Vitriol, MLB Owners, Locked-Out Players Closing Gap
Mar 7, 2022, 4:46 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — For all the vitriol, Major League Baseball owners and players have closed the gap in recent weeks and are negotiating on similar frameworks for a new collective bargaining agreement.
NY #Yankees president Randy Levine echoes the sentiments by everyone when asked by @RealMichaelKay if there's any chance the entire #MLB season could be wiped out: "That’s a mind-boggling horrid, horrid thought. Shame on all of us if that ever gets to that, shame on all of us.''
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 7, 2022
With the lockout in its 96th day, the sides remained apart to various degrees on three of the most significant items: the luxury tax, pre-arbitration bonus pool and minimum salary.
Openers on March 31 were among 91 games already canceled, and Commissioner Rob Manfred appeared to be on the verge of calling off more.