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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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Tom Verducci

The Start of the MLB Regular Season Is in Jeopardy

When Major League Baseball owners reached out to a federal mediator for help Thursday, it was a commentary on more than just two months of fruitless talks with the players to end the lockout. It also reflected how the two sides have agreed on virtually nothing for the past three years.

Agreement on when to start a COVID-19-interrupted season in 2020? Nope. Agreement on trading a universal DH for an expanded postseason? Nope. Agreement to shorten the ’21 season with full pay out of COVID-19 caution? Nope. Agreement on a networks-approved 14-team postseason in ’22? Nope.

Now you can add another whiff: agreement on a federal mediator? Nope.

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