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MLB Lockout: Live Updates As League Reportedly Takes ‘threatening Tone’ Ahead Of Self-Imposed Deadline – CBS Sports.com

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Major League Baseball’s owner-imposed lockout is on the precipice of compromising the regular season. Monday marks the league’s self-imposed deadline for when a new collective bargaining agreement must be reached before regular-season games are canceled. This would mark the first time in 27 years that regular-season contests are impacted by a work stoppage. (The 2020 season was altered by the pandemic.)

During Monday’s meeting, MLB informed the MLBPA it is willing to miss a month’s worth of games and took a more threatening tone, reports Evan Drellich of The Athletic. Earlier this month commissioner Rob Manfred said missing games would be a “disastrous outcome” for the sport, words that have rung hollow in the weeks since. The two sides began meetings at 10 a.m. ET on Monday in Jupiter, Florida and were still going into the evening. Manfred told a group of reporter on site they were “working at it” shortly after meeting with players at 6 p.m. ET.

CBS Sports has provided a timeline of the lockout here, but the short version is that the owners placed the padlocks on when the previous CBA expired. They were under no obligation to do so, but it was labeled as a defensive maneuver. The league then waited more than six weeks to make its first proposal.  The two sides have since had a number of in-person negotiations, with some of the main sticking points including the Competitive Balance Tax; revenue sharing; the breakdown of players who qualify for Super Two status in arbitration; and the league-minimum salary. 

CBS Sports is providing live updates of Monday’s negotiations. You can find those below.

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For now, my expectations — which is informed speculation — is that talks will carry on deep into the night. Midnight eastern or so. And there still won’t be a deal in place by then. 

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Another meeting done, night not over 

I believe this was the fifth meeting with people from each side. They’ll continue to go back and forth until we’re told otherwise. Again, we aren’t going to draw a conclusion on this being good news or anything — the hunch is still that no deal comes to fruition tonight — but it’s definitely not bad news that talks continue. No one has stormed off yet. 

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MLB executives head back to players

More back and forth. I’m not sure it’s a good sign or anything, but it’s certainly not a bad sign that the two sides continue to talk. 

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Thor shares his thoughts

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Expanded playoffs

An expansion of the playoffs remains one of the MLBPA’s biggest bargaining chips. Previous reporting indicates that the players union could reject an expanded postseason if there is not a 162-game season in 2022.

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We could be in for a late night

After Rob Manfred says “we’re working at it,” the two sides appear set for more meetings throughout the night. The Feb. 28 deadline is made up by MLB, so we could still have talks later this week without Opening Day being officially delayed even if no deal on a new CBA is reached tonight.

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Manfred heads back in with players

He’s back for more. 

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Third meeting done

This would be representatives from the owner side leaving the MLBPA discussions to report any progress back to their side. The MLB/owner side and MLBPA are now likely discussing matters among themselves. This was the third time today there was a meeting between the two sides (if we loop Commissioner Manfred in with the owner side, which we should) for roughly 45 minutes. 

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latest update is the sides are still meeting and that’s about it 

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Sides meeting again

Members from the MLB contingent went over to meet with the players’ side at about 5 pm ET.

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Let’s check in on Joey Gallo

Yankees slugger Joey Gallo, like Bryce Harper, appears to be making alternate career plans. Let’s appreciate his “skills” section.

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Players set up camp in Arizona

All indications are that this is moving toward a shutdown that prevents major-league spring training for the next several weeks, at least, and the players need to get/stay in shape. On that front, this is interesting:   


And Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (the Cardinals’ spring training is in Florida) reports that the players from the Florida teams will look to do something similar. 

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Sides not done yet

The meetings for the day are not done yet in Jupiter, per multiple reporters on the ground. Manfred met with players about an hour ago, and the two sides plan to meet again at some point this evening/tonight. 

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What happens after Monday’s deadline?

Barring a miracle, MLB and the MLBPA will not strike a deal Monday. In that case the two sides would go their separate ways Tuesday and regroup, and MLB would likely announce more spring training games are being canceled. Although today is the “deadline” to start the season on time, the league won’t announce Opening Day is postponed until absolutely necessary.

Similar to 2020, MLB will announce any regular season cancellations in small chunks. They won’t come out say there will be no games the entire month of April, for example. They’ll go a week at a time most likely, and of course the games will be “postponed” rather than “canceled,” because teams don’t have to issue immediate ticket refunds for postponements. They have your money and you’ll have to wait to get it back.

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Taillon responds to MLB’s ‘threat’

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The latest session between MLB and the MLBPA is over. They’ve met twice today and figure to meet at least once more.

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Let’s check in on the reigning NL MVP

Bryce Harper, exactly three years removed from signing a 13-year deal with the Phillies, appears to be making contingency plans for the upcoming season on his Instagram. We’ll assume Harper is joking… for now.

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MLB’s big guns are heading over to talk to the players now:

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The prospect of missing games

It has been obvious for weeks now that the start of the regular season is in jeopardy, so ownership telling the players they are willing to give up (at least) a month’s worth of games is not surprising. Just because it isn’t surprising doesn’t mean it isn’t infuriating though. The lockout is a choice and the decision to cancel games is a choice. The owners are intentionally taking baseball away from fans to line their own pockets. 

I don’t know how MLB explains this to their partners (television networks, gaming partners, etc.) but I’m sure they have their ducks in a row. Fans are a different matter. Fans have infinite other ways to entertain themselves these days, many of which cost less than baseball (in terms of time and money), and some fans won’t come back after the lockout. I’m not a “baseball is dying” guy, but this is doing long-term damage to the sport. It’s shameful.

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Not surprisingly, the owners informed the players they are willing to punt April to get what they want during today’s meeting. The lockout would have no teeth if MLB weren’t wiling to sacrifice games.

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