Opening Day is officially canceled, but lead negotiators from Major League Baseball and the Players Association met again Thursday as the two sides continue to lay the groundwork for a new collective bargaining agreement.
According to multiple reports, very little progress was made.
The discussions came fewer than 48 hours after MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke in Jupiter, Florida on Tuesday following nine consecutive days of bargaining sessions that failed to lead to an agreement. During a press conference in which he announced the first two series of the regular season would be cut, Manfred smiled and even laughed, striking a tone that left many people around the sport furious.
