Baseball

MLB keeps spring camps on hold, missing opener ‘disastrous’

Published February 10, 2022 9:28 AM

By MARK DIDTLER AND RONALD BLUM
Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31. With the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history stretching into its 71st day, Manfred said teams will make a new offer when negotiations resume Saturday for just the fifth economic bargaining session since the five-year labor contract expired. Spring training workouts had been scheduled to start on Feb. 16.

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