MLB Cancels First 2 Series of 2022 Regular Season After Failed CBA Talks

The regular season of Major League Baseball will be delayed for the first time since 1995.

The league canceled the first two regular-season series for all 30 teams after the owners and players couldn't agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The first two series of the regular season will not be played because of the calendar.

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Rob Manfred says both sides made an effort to get a deal done. Spending first part of his remarks talking up the owners’ proposal: “The international draft would have more fairly allocated talent amongst the clubs and reduced abuses in some international markets."

The deadline was 5 p.m. The two sides spent eight days in Florida trying to work out a new collective bargaining agreement.

The final offer presented by MLB did not include any changes to the competitive balance tax or the pre-arbitration bonus pool.

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MLB’s best, final offer before pulling down games, per MLBPA official: • Pre-arb bonus pool of $30 million, up $5 million from before• No change on CBT thresholds (220/220/220/224/230)

• Minimum salary starting at $700k, going to $740k over course of deal. PA starts $725k

The most unfortunate thing is that agreement, which offered huge benefits to the players and fans.

The owners never used the phrase last, best final offer with the union, when asked about the latest proposal, according to the commissioner.

He said that the best offer was made before the deadline to cancel games.

The regular season was supposed to start in March.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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