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According to Jeff Passan, the owners and players association stopped negotiations after failing to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Jeff Passan is a friend of mine.
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After a seven-minute meeting with top union officials, MLB negotiators are leaving the hotel. It is unclear if they will return. That could be the last discussion before a labor dispute.
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Jeff Passan is a friend of mine.
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Collective-bargaining negotiations are done for the day.
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There is no chance of a last-second deal being reached tonight. This will be the first work stoppage of any kind for baseball since the 1994 World Series was canceled because of a strike. The baseball league has had a ninth lockout since 1972.
Both sides "kicked the can down the road" on important issues that they needed to confront in 2021, according to the Washington Post.
Ronald Blum of the Associated Press reported in October that the negotiations between the two sides were not very fruitful and that a work stoppage was almost certain.
The two sides have a lot of reason to come back to the table.
Passan said that players would lose about 1.5 billion in salary with a similar stop to 1994, while MLB teams would lose billions.
This could be devastating for the industry, after already losing money during the COVID-19 epidemic.
The players are fighting to create a payroll floor that requires teams to spend a minimum amount each year.
There were rule changes on the table, including a universal designated hitter and expanded playoffs.
Transactions will likely be frozen until an agreement is reached, with players unable to use team facilities.
The two sides have to come back to the table before the start of spring training.
