The Latest Breaking News from MLB

Report: MLB Players Association Rejects League's Final Proposal Ahead of Deadline

The owners‘ “best and final” offer was rejected by the players on Tuesday afternoon, meaning no new CBA would be agreed upon by the league's deadline.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 1, 2022

Could Bryce Harper and other players really sign to play overseas if MLB’s lockout drags into the season?

Now batting for the Yomiuri Giants ... Bryce Harper?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 1, 2022

MLB cancels season-opening series after sides fail to reach labor agreement

The White Sox and Cubs will both lose games against division rivals.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2022

MLB Extends Deadline to Start Season on Time as CBA Talks Continue

The two sides are back at the bargaining table Tuesday morning.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 1, 2022

MLB lockout: Inauspicious start to deadline day gives way to hope

MLB and its players association held their longest day of collective bargaining yet this winter, faced with owner-imposed deadline to preserve full season.

Chicago Sun-Times · 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

Baseball just can’t seem to get out of its own way

Protracted labor dispute, other issues threaten to send the sport the way of the dinosaurs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2022

Matthew Roberson: Rob Manfred and MLB owners are willing to ruin baseball to get their way

Every baseball fan remembers the moments that made them fall in love with the game.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Bryce Harper, Joey Gallo, other MLB players pitch themselves to non-MLB teams as deadline hangs in balance

MLB’s lockout already delayed the start of Spring Training. And judging by the sorry state of negotiations on the day MLB said was the last to ensure a March 31 Opening Day and a 162-game season, players on 40-man rosters won’t see live competitive baseball action for quite some time.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

NC State freshman Tommy White keeps hitting home runs to cheer you up during MLB’s lockout

Tommy Tanks just will not stop hitting home runs.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 28, 2022