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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