Locked Out MLB Players Meet With Owners For 2nd Day In A Row
Feb 22, 2022, 12:52 PM
A view of the Opening Week logo on the field prior to the Texas Rangers taking on the Chicago Cubs during Opening Day at Globe Life Park in Arlington on March 28, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Locked out baseball players and team owners were meeting for the second day in a row in Florida in an attempt to reach an agreement that would salvage opening day on March 31.
The talks on the 83rd day of the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history marked only the second time since the lockout began that bargaining on core economic issues has taken place on consecutive days.
Major League Baseball has postponed spring training games through March 5. Which was obvious, of course, but it's now official as the league prepares to start meeting with the MLB Players Association on Monday as collective-bargaining negotiations finally start to ramp up.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 18, 2022
The sides also met Jan. 24 and Jan. 25.
MLB has told the union an agreement is needed by Monday for the season to start on time.
Players have not said whether they accept that as a deadline.
