The Latest Breaking News from Major League Baseball

Ben Frederickson: Have MLB owners underestimated fan angst if regular season gets postponed?

Whenever Major League Baseball decides to stop treating its fans like spent sunflower seed shells and chewed-through bubble gum, it’s going to have to lure them back to ballparks to buy tickets and overpriced everything else.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 2, 2022

MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday

Major League Baseball gave itself and the players’ association six hours to salvage opening day

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022

MLB, players meet into Monday night to avoid canceling regular-season games

A few weeks ago, when Rob Manfred memorably said that missing regular-season games because of the owners’ lockout would be a “disastrous outcome” for Major League Baseball, the commissioner also touted his reputation as a master negotiator and, in fact, a deal-maker at the bargaining table.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 1, 2022

Hal Steinbrenner and Gerrit Cole square off during unproductive lockout meeting as deadline looms

In a week defined by long, ultimately fruitless meetings, Thursday’s 1 p.m. negotiation session between Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association was over by 5:00 p.m. By all accounts, it was yet another day of little to no progress, and things ended earlier than usual because both sides felt…

Tribune News Service · Feb 25, 2022

MLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season

Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management’s Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Dieter Kurtenbach: MLB owners, players fight proves they’ve forgotten about the fans

As we approach the end of the third month of Major League Baseball’s lockout of its players, we also head towards the first moment of actual reckoning.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022

MLB: Season to be shortened if no deal by end of Monday

Major League Baseball gave locked out players five days to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling the union that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

MLB takes small step on minimum salary, threatens to cancel games if deal isn’t reached by Feb. 28

While the frequency of talks between Major League Baseball and the Players Association picked up Wednesday, the pace of progress continued to be sloth-like and the likelihood of a 162-game season grew dimmer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 24, 2022

MLB lockout: Players’ revised proposal generates little progress; another meeting set for Wednesday

Another day of collective bargaining brought about only additional consternation between Major League Baseball and the Players Association as the calendar inches closer to a delay in the start of the season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 23, 2022

Commentary: To save the MLB season, give fans the deciding vote

In America, spring doesn’t truly begin until the first pitch on opening day. Unfortunately, the Major League Baseball lockout threatens to prolong winter. With players and owners struggling to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, a delayed start to the season seems likely.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 21, 2022