The MLB and MLBPA are close to an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. (0:51) The bright blue sky of the Cactus League is known for providing a smile on the manager's face and a hug on the catcher's face. The fighting is over. Baseball is back. All 30 spring training camps opened across Arizona and Florida a day after owners and players reached an agreement to end the 99-day lockout. The four-week sprint begins now to get ready for the opening day. We have been waiting for this for a long time, and it is good that we have everything done. I did my best to be ready for this day. It happened quickly. Sunday is the mandatory reporting date for players, but many were eager to get to work early. Toronto BlueJays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began taking grounders, while new St. LouisCardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed autographs. Some big names got loose at the complex that Cleveland shares with the Cincinnati Reds. The All-Star third baseman and the American League Cy Young Award winner were among the players who went through light workouts after their check-in physicals. Bo Bichette and Jose Berrios were at the Blue Jays camp in Florida. A large group of players reported to camp. While labor talks intensified, he had been attending informal workouts at various fields in Arizona. As players reported to their regular camps on Friday, the makeshift base the union set up in Mesa, Arizona, was starting to disappear. March 11 is the voluntary report date for spring training.
March 13: Mandatory report date
March 17: Spring training games begin
April 7: Opening Day
There were a lot of places where the guys were meeting up. Ground balls, live at-bats, live at-bats, hitting on the field.
DJ LeMahieu was working out for the final time at a high school field less than a mile from New York's complex. Over the past month, Boston's Rafael Devers and Philadelphia's J.T. Realmuto have been taking part.
After the session, LeMahieu hugged and shook hands with some of the other players.
He said it was the last unofficial workout.
The Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida is where the St. Louis and Miami Marlins share the complex. The New York Mets star was at the ballpark last week as part of the negotiating teams working on a new labor deal.
With temperatures in the 80s under partly sunny skies on Florida's east coast, it was time for the talk to turn to the pitchers and their numbers.
Texas Rangers president Jon Daniels said that fans have been through a lot recently.
Voit said he didn't want to lose fans. They deserve for us to be there.
Two weeks ago, Ron and Shawn traveled from St. Louis to Jupiter to see if Major League Baseball and the union were close to a deal. The settlement was too late for them to see any exhibition action.
The trip was not a complete loss. Shawn, who has Down syndrome, was wheeled by Hoskins to the ballpark. They were among a group of fans and autograph seekers waiting outside the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of baseball.
Hoskins and his son got to meet Marmol, who was promoted from bench coach to manager after last season, while they didn't see any big leaguers. Marmol reached through the gate and reached through the fence to sign the shirt of Shawn.
Shawn said he liked it.
Yankees fans at George M. Steinbrenner Field were asking about spring training tickets. There were new shirts in the team store and new TVs in the restaurants inside the park.
There are many players who have work to do.
More than 100 free agents were without a contract as the camps opened.
Drew VerHagen signed a two-year contract with the Cards. After six seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the right-handed pitcher spent the past two years in the Japan Pacific League.
The president of baseball operations said that he will compete for a starting job, but could easily transition to the relief role.
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