MLB
MLB facing shortened season ahead of Monday CBA deadline
With no sign of a breakthrough in CBA talks, MLB has warned players it will not adjust Monday's deadline, which threatens to shorten 2022.
Update:
Major League Baseball has warned the 2022 season will be shortened and players will lose money if the lockout is not ended by Monday.
Monday represents the 28 February deadline which the league has set as negotiations continue with the MLB Players Association over a new collective bargaining agreement. That deadline had already been publicised to allow Opening Day to take place on 31 March.
But with talks still unsuccessful to this point, MLB said on Wednesday there would be no room for manoeuvre with that date. And if that deadline passes and games are missed, the league does not plan to compensate players.
"A deadline is a deadline. Missed games are missed games," a spokesperson said. "Salary will not be paid for those games."