The sides plan to resume talks after 16½ hours of discussions on Tuesday produced enough progress for MLB to put off canceling another week of regular-season games.
By RONALD BLUM | AP Baseball Writer
“The players’ association requested to speak to their board early tomorrow before responding to our proposal and will be getting back to us in the morning,” an MLB spokesman said in a statement. Yet, it remained unclear whether this more intensive phase of talks would lead to an agreement or yet another breakdown in oft-strained negotiations that have dragged on for nearly a year.After 16½ hours of bargaining in Jupiter, Florida, which began on Feb. 28 and ended at 2:30 a.m. the following morning produced progress, Manfred extended that deadline to 5 p.m. the following day.
Canceling the second week of games could have grave consequences at a particularly sensitive time in bargaining. The ultimatum from the league, which locked out players on Dec. 2, was simple: With a new basic agreement, players would report to spring training sites this week, free agency would reopen and, following a shortened spring training, a 162-game season that offered players full pay and service time would commence.
Other proposed deal points created optimism that a deal could be close. The league had proposed a six-team draft lottery, 12-team postseason and a 45-day window for MLB to change on-field rules, all of which matched the union’s previous offer.
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