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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are going to meet this week, one month before players would normally report to spring training.
According to Jeff Passan, the league and union will hold a bargaining session on Thursday when MLB is expected to make a core-economics proposal to the players.
This will be the first meeting between MLB and the union since December.
The previous collective bargaining agreement expired at midnight. On Dec. 1
Jesse Rogers reported on Nov. 30 that the MLBPA was in talks with the owners.
The right to free agency was either 29.5 years old or after five years of service time, whichever came first, and the luxury tax threshold was raised to $240 million.
Passan reported last week that the league has countered by raising the tax threshold to $214 million next season and eventually maxing out at $220 million.
The details of the proposed expanded playoffs are different between the two sides.
The players prefer a 12-team playoffs and a reduction in the number of divisions from three to two. One division would have eight teams, while the other would have seven.
The owners' playoff expansion consisted of 14 teams with three division winners and four wild cards in each league, according to Rogers.
The MLB level is not allowed to have player transactions, including trades and signing free agents. Minor-league transactions are still allowed.
The last work strike in MLB was in August 1994 and lasted seven months.
The pitchers and catchers are expected to report to spring training on February 14.
The opening day of the 30 teams is March 31.
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