MLB Cancels 1st Week of Games after Failing to Reach Strike Agreement

After once again failing to reach an agreement with the Players Union, Major League Baseball officials have postponed Opening Day and cancelled the league's first week of games.

  • The announcement, made late Tuesday by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, came after a last-ditch effort to begin the season on March 31st as scheduled. However, after negotiating in Florida for more than 17 straight hours -- and after the MLB moved Monday's 5 p.m. deadline to Tuesday -- the two sides were still at a "deadlock," Manfred says.
The Commish says players were presented with the league's "final" and "best" offer an hour before Tuesday's 5 p.m. deadline, but the union decided to reject it. Union officials ended up leaving Roger Dean Stadium -- the site of the negotiations -- about 35 minutes before the deadline, Manfred says. It's unclear when the two sides plan to resume negotiations.
  • If the league presented its "final" and "best" offer on Tuesday, what's left to negotiate? Does it seem like either side is considering fans?

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