MLB Lockout Ends, Owners, Players Reach Agreement

MLB Lockout Ends, Owners, Players Reach Agreement

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At long last, the owner-imposed lockout is over, and baseball is ready to return. MLB and the MLB Players’ Association struck a deal Thursday following several marathon days of bargaining this week, according to multiple reports.

At 99 days, the lockout is the second longest work stoppage in baseball history, behind only the 1994-95 player’s strike (232 days).

Now that the lockout is over, we can shift our focus back to actual baseball, and there’s a lot that must get done in a short amount of time. Opening Day is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 7, giving teams four weeks to hold spring training and finish all their offseason business. Several important dates and deadlines were missed during the lockout. Those now have to be rescheduled. Read more.

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