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Nick Selbe

Report: MLB Owners Hold Firm on Feb. 28 Deadline for New CBA

A third straight day of negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement reportedly brought about little progress, though it did offer up added clarity: if MLB owners and players are unable to reach a deal by Feb. 28, the 2022 regular season will not start on time.

A league spokesperson affirmed that stance after Wednesday's meetings concluded, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic, saying plainly, "A deadline is a deadline." That date has long been identified as a cutoff point, though now appears to unambiguously stand as the point of no return.

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