Report: MLBPA Unanimously Rejects MLB's Final CBA Offer Ahead of Deadline

The Major League Baseball Players Association unanimously rejected the final offer from the owners on a new collective bargaining agreement. According to Jeff Passan, the deadline is at 10:00 am.

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan

BREAKING: MLBPA player leaders agreed unanimously not to accept MLB's final proposal, and there will be no deal on a new collective-bargaining agreement before MLB's 5 p.m. ET deadline, sources tell ESPN.

MLB has threatened to cancel its March 31 Opening Day without a new deal.

The owners of MLB made their final offer to the players association before the deadline that the league set on Tuesday, with a number of proposals that fall well short of the requests from the players.

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan

The MLBPA's previous offer:- CBT thresholds at 238/244/250/256/263- Pre-arb bonus pool at $85M with $5M annual increases

- Minimums at $725K going up $20K a year

Jon Heyman @JonHeyman

Players union requested luxury tax figures of 238M, 244, 250, 256 and 263. MLB had offered 220M, 220, 220, 224 and 230. That is a massive difference.

A league spokesman told Jesse Rogers that they thought there was a path to a deal last night.

The MLBPA made proposals that were not in line with the prior discussions. We will make our best offer before the 5 p.m. deadline, which is a fair deal for players and clubs.

The players didn't think that their approach in negotiations changed.

Alex Wood @Awood45

FWIW MLB has pumped to the media last night & today that there’s momentum toward a deal. Now saying the players tone has changed. So if a deal isn’t done today it’s our fault. This isn’t a coincidence. We’ve had the same tone all along. We just want a fair deal/to play ball.

Bob Nightengale @BNightengale

The union vehemently disagrees that their tenor changed main talks. It was told that MLB will make a take-it-or-leave-it offer by 5 pm

Jesse Rogers @JesseRogersESPN

Union source says they were always far apart on major issues. It was MLB's optimism they were pushing (re yesterday). That was 'ridiculous.'

There will be the impression that the owners weren't negotiating in good faith because of the wide gulf in the negotiations.

The owners were fine with a later start to the regular season and having missed games in the hope that the players would back off their requests, according to previous reports.

Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich

MLB today indicated a willingness to miss a month of games and took a more threatening tone than yesterday, sources briefed on the day’s first meeting between MLB and the Players Association tell me, @Ken_Rosenthal and @FabianArdaya. Full context of conversation not yet known.

Jeff Passan @JeffPassan

MLB did this. The owners' arrogance. The mistreatment of players. As the league threatens to turn its lockout into a canceled Opening Day, the story of how something so very avoidable grew into Rob Manfred's disastrous outcome.

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Alex Wood @Awood45

It’s fascinating MLB setting a hard deadline to play a full season for Monday. They locked us out. Had barely any contact for two months post lockout. Have yet to make a single good faith offer to even initiate real conversations to get a deal done. Just make a real offer 🤷🏻.

Ryan Lewis @ByRyanLewis

*MLB imposes lockout*MLB waits 40+ days to make 1st offer*MLB sets up arbitrary "deadline" to save Opening Day*MLB gives impression a deal is close, raising hopes

*MLB says MLBPA tone has changed, tries to put all onus on players (via public perception) to save Opening Day.

Glen Macnow @RealGlenMacnow

Don't be fooled by MLB's propaganda. The owners staged the lockout, made bad offers all along, and now plan to blame the players. This is an owners' shutdown of the sport.

One player told Jeff Passan about the labor negotiations.

The amount of compromise each side is willing to give up and the amount of time each side is willing to wait out the other side will determine the fate of baseball. The players' livelihood is baseball, so longer work stoppages put more pressure on them.

The players seem willing to dig in and not take a bad deal. It was always possible that a lost season would be possible because of MLB's negotiating tactics.

Missed games are assured now.